L10 - Organisational Psych 2

Question 1

What was the most important thing the lecturer recommended for getting a job in psychology?

Answer 1

Networks (who you know)

Question 2

What does organisational psych do?

Answer 2

The science of people at work

Question 3

What type of strategies does organisational psych use to recruit, motivate, ddcevelop, change and inspire people at work?

Answer 3

Evidence based strategies

Question 4

Name 5 things that organisational psychologists can do within a corporation?

Answer 4

Question 5

How many hours of unpaid placement do you need to do before you can complete the course as an orgnisational psychologist?

Answer 5

1000 hours

Question 6

What is an assessment center?

Answer 6

A form of assessment that is work related.

Usually part of selection interviews

Question 7

What are personality tests usually used for in organisational psychology?

Answer 7

Selection

Performance Development

Question 8

Why is work related psychological assessment important?

Answer 8

1) Work related assessment is what organisational psychologists are engaged in the majority of the time.
2) Work influences individual happiness and meaning in life.
* References:*
* Argyle “Psychology of Happiness” - research shows it is important for happiness*
* Baumeister “Meanings in Life” - work is one of the basic activities from which people try to derive meaning in life*

Question 9

“Placements are often an introduction to _____, so choose your placements carefully”

Answer 9

Employment

Question 10

What were the top 3 factors influencing peoples happiness according to research done in the 70s?

Answer 10

Financial Situation

Leisure Activities

Employment

Housing

Friendships

Family Life

Health

Question 11

What were the 6 main features that give people happiness according to the world happiness survey?

Probably not super important, just a talking point she brought up

Answer 11

Income

Health/Life expectancy

Social Support

Freedom

Trust

Generosity

Question 12

What were the 3 main things that people try to derive meaning in their lives according to Baumeister’s “Meaning of Life” research?

Answer 12

Work

Love and Relationships

Religion

Work is very important, that is why organisational psych is important

Question 13

What 4 things did Baumeister say in “Meanings of Life” that we need to have in order to have a meaningful sense of life?

Answer 13

1) Provide a sense of purpose
2) Have value
3) Provide a sense of control
4) Contribute to our sense of self-worth

Question 14

What are the aims of work related assessment?

Answer 14

1. Vocational guidance (to select the right job for a person)

2. Personel selection (To select the right person for the job)

Question 15

What does face validity mean?

Answer 15

Makes sense on face value

“Looks right”

Question 16

What are the traditional methods of personnel selection?

Answer 16

Application forms

References

Interviews

Question 17

Traditional methods of personnel selection has high ____ validity despite having very little evidence for these methods.

Answer 17

Face Validity

Question 18

Which 2 people advocated for a ‘more scientific’ approach to employee] selection in 1911 and 1913?

Answer 18

Frederick Taylor

and

Huge Munsterberg

Question 19

What arguments were made in favor of using a ‘more scientific’ approach to employee recruitment selection?

Answer 19

They could be designed scientifically to be relevant to particular jobs,

easily used to compare people

if they were ability tests, they could not be faked