Enrichment Modules

Question 1

Flow

Answer 1

A completely involved, focused state, with diminished awareness of self and time; results from full engagement of our skills.

Question 2

Industrial-organizational psychology (I/O)

Answer 2

The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces.

Question 3

Personnel psychology

Answer 3

An I/O psychology subfield that helps with job seeking, and with employee recruitment, selection, placement, training, appraisal, and development.

Question 4

Organizational psychology

Answer 4

An I/O psychology subfield that examines organizational influences on worker satisfaction and productivity and facilitates organizational change.

Question 5

Human factors psychology

Answer 5

A field of psychology allied with I/O psychology that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use.

Question 6

Structured interview

Answer 6

An interview process that asks the same job-relevant questions of all applicants, each of whom is rated on established scales.

Question 7

Leadership

Answer 7

An individual’s ability to motivate and influence others to contribute to their group’s success.

Question 8

Task leadership

Answer 8

Goal-oriented leadership that sets standards, organizes work, and focuses attention on goals.

Question 9

Social leadership

Answer 9

Group-oriented leadership that builds teamwork, mediates conflicts, and offers support.