History of Industrial Psychology

Question 1

What is Industrial Psychology

Answer 1

Industrial Psychology is a branch of Psychology that applies the principles of psychology to the workplace.

IT APPLIES to;
- Principles of learning: used to develop training programs and incentive plans.

• Principles of social psychology: used to form groups and understand employee conflict.

-Principles of motivation ad emotion: used to enlighten employers on different ways to motivate their employees to perform as required or better.

Question 2

Importance of industrial psychology

Answer 2

• Impact the lives of other people more than any other field.
• Improve the quality of life by increasing employee effectiveness.
• Improves the value and quality of life of the psychologist.

Question 3

What were the names of the two interesting figures in the early years of industrial psychology

Answer 3

Frank Gilberth and Lilian Moller Gilbreth

Question 4

What was the name of their study and what did it aim to investigate.

Answer 4

The hawthorne study and it aimed to investigate the effect of lighting levels, work schedules, wages, temperature and rest breaks on employee performance.

Question 5

What is the Hawthorne Effect

Answer 5

The Hawthorne Effect is when subjects of an experimental study attempt to change or improve their behavior simply because it is being observed.