Ch 1

Question 1

Industrial/Organizational

Answer 1

is the scientific study
and application of psychological principles to work

Question 2

Industrial Psychology

Answer 2

Tends to focus on ways to improve,
evaluate, and predict employee performance. Older of the two

Question 3

Organizational Psychology

Answer 3

Tends to focus on how
organizations affect individuals

Question 4

WW1 and 2

Answer 4

helped kick off the field with countries interested in
dealing with issues of health, efficiency, and selection

Question 5

Robert Yerkes

Answer 5

Introduced general mental
ability testing for the workplace.
- Adapted a 1-on-1 intelligence test
for mass testing

Question 6

Hugo Munsterberg

Answer 6

-The Father of
Industrial Psychology
• Published Psycholo
- replacement parts

Question 7

Frank & Lilian Gilbreth

Answer 7

Time and motion studies”-Finding the least amount of motions
necessary to complete a task in order to improve efficienc
- the Hawthorne studies

Question 8

The Hawthorne Effect:

Answer 8

Subjects change behavior if they know their being watched
- realized that environment effects employees

Question 9

Some big employment laws

Answer 9

Civil rights act
American with disability act