Organizational Psychology Flashcards
what is org psych?
study of psych in the workpalce
what are human factors
interaction btw humans and machines
hawthorne effect
subjects change behavior based on the fact that they are being observed
hypothesis
an educated prediction about the answer to a research question
theory
a systematic set of assumptions regarding the cause and nature of behavior
external validity
the extent to which research results can be expected to hold true outside the setting in which they were obtained
field research
research conducted in a natural setting
cause and effect relationship
the result of a well controlled exp about which the researcher can confidently state that the independent variable caused the change in the dependent variable
experiment
independent variable is manipulated by the experimentor
independent variable
the manipulated variable
dependent variable
the measure of behavior that is expected to change as a result of the change in the ind variable
quasi experiment
the experimentor does not manipulate the variable or a random sample is not taken
archival research
involves the use of previously collected data
meta analysis
statistical method of reasearhing conclusions based on previous research and it is ongoing
effect size
indicates the amt of change caused by manipulation
