Psychology Fields Flashcards
What does APS do?
Advocate profession, provide PD
What does PBA do?
Registration and policies
What does APAC do?
Confirming courses are accredited
What is the registration process?
4 year course
Provisional registration: supervision or masters then exam
General registration: 30hrs of PD
Endorsement: 30hrs of PD
What are technical skills?
Skills that you learn during your course
What are transferrable skills?
Skills you have gained from professional experience
What is the 5 step recruitment process?
Online Application Psychometric assessment Telephone/online interview Assessment centre Final interview
Recount the history progression of org psych
Slavery Industrialisation Unionisation (1914 Ludlow) Military HR
What did the Hawthorne studies show?
When people know they are being watched, they tend to naturally perform better. This means it is challenging to conduct true experiments in the workplace.
What is the flaw of Quasi experiments?
Causation can not be determined
What are the three main areas that organisational psychologists work in?
Recruitment: improving hires is cost effective. Intelligence is the most important characteristic.
Talent development
Performance reviews
What is the Michigan ‘Hard’ model of HR attributed to
o?
Utilitarian instrumentalism
What is the Harvard ‘Soft’ model of HR attributed to?
Developmental humanism
Summarise Hugo Munsterberg’s contribution to Forensic Psychology
Proved Flemish weavers innocent in suit case. Wrote ‘On the Witness Stand) (1908) which argued psychology was necessary in the law.
Summarise John Henry Wigmore’s interaction with Forensic Psychology
Believed that Munsterberg was extreme and wrote satirical piece about him.
