Define I-O psychology

Question 1

What are the two important aspects of the industrial-organizational psychology field ?

Answer 1

• Scientific study of the human side of organizations.

- Application of the principles and findings of I-O research.

Question 2

True or false ? I-O psychology is an evidence based field.

Answer 2

True !

Question 3

What are the major functions of industrial psychology ?

Answer 3

Take a management perspective of organizational efficiency through the appropriate use of human resources or people. It is concerned with issues of efficient job design, employee recruitment and selection, employee training, performance appraisal.

Question 4

What are the major functions of organizational psychology ?

Answer 4

Understanding and enhancing the well being of employees in the workplace. Organizational topics include : employee attitudes, employee behavior, job stress and leadership.

Question 5

True or false? The major topics of the field can easily be characterized as strictly industrial or organizational.

Answer 5

False. They cannot be easily characterized as strictly industrial or organizational.

Question 6

Explain how motivation can be relevant to Industrial concerns and Organizational concerns.

Answer 6

Industrial : employee efficiency and performance.

Organizational : happiness, well being of employees and understanding human behavior in organizational settings.

Question 7

True or false. I-O psychologists sometimes deal directly with employees’ emotional or peronnal problems.

Answer 7

False. They do not deal directly with that. This falls in the domain of clinical psychologists.