L1 Flashcards
A branch of psychology that applies the principles of psychology to the workplace
I/O Psychology
enhance the dignity and performance of human beings, and the organizations they work in, by advancing the science and knowledge of human hehavior
I/O Psychologist
Fields of I/0 Psychology
Personnel Psychology
Organizational Psychology
Human Factors/Ergonomics
First Ph.D. in 1/O Psychology awarded to Bruce Moore and Merrill Ream at Carnegie Tech
1921
First I/O text witen by Moris Viteles
1932
Hawthorne studies published
1933
American Association for Applied Psychology established
1937
The Dictionary of Occupational Tilles (DOT) was first published by the U.S. Employment Service
1939
Society for Industrial and Business Psychology established as Division 14 of the APA with 130 members
1945
Marion Bills elected as first woman president of Division 14
1951
Division 14 renamed as Society for Industrial Psychology,membership exceeds 700
1960
Equal Pay Act passed
1963
Civil Rights Act passed
First issue of The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist published
1964
Division 14 membership exceeds 1,100
1970
B.F. Skinner publishes Beyond Freedom and Dignity
1971
Division 14 membership exceeds 1,800
1980
Division 14 renamed Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
1982
SIOP holds first annual national conference separate from APA meeting
1986
Supreme Court sets conservative trend and becomes more “employer friendly”
1989
Americans with Disabilities Act passed
SIOP membership exceeds 2,800
1990
Civil Rights Act of 1991 passed to overcome 1989
conservative Supreme Court decisions
1991
SIOP celebrates golden anniversary at its annual conference in St. Louis
1997
SIOP membership exceeds 5,700
2000
Ofice of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) nd Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) become more aggressive in fighting systematic discrimination
2005