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According to the early history of I-O psychology, which aspect has consistently played an important part?
According to the early history of I-O psychology, which aspect has consistently played an important part?
- Environmental factors
- Mental ability tests (correct)
- Personality characteristics
- Organizational design
What was the primary focus of early industrial psychologists?
What was the primary focus of early industrial psychologists?
- Developing leadership skills
- Improving productivity and reducing counterproductive behavior (correct)
- Enhancing team performance
- Improving work-life balance
How were the branches of I-O psychology viewed in the early days?
How were the branches of I-O psychology viewed in the early days?
- As unrelated and competing (correct)
- As interconnected and complementary
- As hierarchical and structured
- As overlapping and redundant
What was the traditional unit of analysis in early I-O psychology?
What was the traditional unit of analysis in early I-O psychology?
What is an emerging trend in modern I-O psychology?
What is an emerging trend in modern I-O psychology?
What is the main difference between I-O psychology in the 1960s and today?
What is the main difference between I-O psychology in the 1960s and today?
What is the primary focus of I-O Psychologists in the area of Selection and Placement?
What is the primary focus of I-O Psychologists in the area of Selection and Placement?
Which area of concentration for I-O Psychologists involves analyzing organizational structure and maximizing employee satisfaction?
Which area of concentration for I-O Psychologists involves analyzing organizational structure and maximizing employee satisfaction?
What is the ultimate goal of I-O Psychologists in the area of Performance Measurement?
What is the ultimate goal of I-O Psychologists in the area of Performance Measurement?
What is the primary focus of Organizational Psychology?
What is the primary focus of Organizational Psychology?
What is the main objective of I-O Psychologists in the area of Training and Development?
What is the main objective of I-O Psychologists in the area of Training and Development?
Which area of concentration for I-O Psychologists involves designing work environments and optimizing person–machine effectiveness?
Which area of concentration for I-O Psychologists involves designing work environments and optimizing person–machine effectiveness?
What is the focus of I-O psychology research in the context of CSR activities?
What is the focus of I-O psychology research in the context of CSR activities?
What is the primary goal of evidence-based I-O psychology?
What is the primary goal of evidence-based I-O psychology?
What is the name of the model that guides the field of I-O psychology and the training of I-O psychologists?
What is the name of the model that guides the field of I-O psychology and the training of I-O psychologists?
Who suggested that HR practitioners use a decision-making process that combines critical thinking with the use of the best available scientific evidence?
Who suggested that HR practitioners use a decision-making process that combines critical thinking with the use of the best available scientific evidence?
What is the title of the textbook updated by Cascio and Aguinis in 2018?
What is the title of the textbook updated by Cascio and Aguinis in 2018?
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Early I-O Psychology Focus
Early I-O Psychology Focus
Focused on improving productivity and reducing counterproductive behavior; unit of analysis was primarily the individual worker.
Evolving view of I-O Psychology
Evolving view of I-O Psychology
Attributes other than mental ability, such as personality characteristics, are becoming increasingly important in understanding and predicting work behavior.
Selection and Placement Activities
Selection and Placement Activities
Developing and validating tests, analyzing job content, identifying management potential, and defending tests against legal challenges.
Training and Development Focus
Training and Development Focus
Identifying needs, forming and implementing programs, and evaluating effectiveness of technical and managerial training.
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Organizational Development Goals
Organizational Development Goals
Analyzing structure, maximizing satisfaction/effectiveness, and facilitating change to improve work environments.
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Performance Measurement Activities
Performance Measurement Activities
Developing measures, measuring economic benefit, and introducing systems to understand employee output.
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Quality of Work Life Focus
Quality of Work Life Focus
Identifying factors associated with job satisfaction, reducing stress, and redesigning jobs to be meaningful.
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Engineering Psychology Focus
Engineering Psychology Focus
Designing environments, optimizing person-machine effectiveness, and enhancing workplace safety.
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Organizational Psychology
Organizational Psychology
A field using social psychology and organizational behavior to address the emotional and motivational side of work.
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Evidence-Based I-O psychology
Evidence-Based I-O psychology
Using empirical research to inform practice, focusing on data-driven and evidence-based decisions.
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Early History of I-O Psychology
- Mental ability tests have always played a crucial role in industrial psychology practice.
- Most industrial psychologists focused on improving productivity and reducing counterproductive behavior, such as absenteeism and turnover.
- The three branches of I-O psychology were often seen as unrelated, and possibly in competition, to explain industrial behavior.
- The unit of analysis was primarily the individual worker, rather than the work group, organization, or culture.
Evolution of I-O Psychology
- Today, mental ability is just one of many important attributes in I-O psychology practice.
- Personality characteristics are increasingly important in understanding and predicting work behavior.
Areas of Concentration for I-O Psychologists
- Selection and placement
- Developing tests
- Validating tests
- Analyzing job content
- Identifying management potential
- Defending tests against legal challenge
- Training and development
- Identifying training and development needs
- Forming and implementing technical and managerial training programs
- Evaluating training effectiveness
- Career planning
- Organizational development
- Analyzing organizational structure
- Maximizing satisfaction and effectiveness of employees
- Facilitating organizational change
- Performance measurement
- Developing measures of performance
- Measuring the economic benefit of performance
- Introducing performance evaluation systems
- Quality of work life
- Identifying factors associated with job satisfaction
- Reducing stress in the workplace
- Redesigning jobs to make them more meaningful
- Engineering psychology
- Designing work environments
- Optimizing person–machine effectiveness
- Making workplaces safer
Organizational Psychology
- A field that combines research from social psychology and organizational behavior to address the emotional and motivational side of work.
Evidence-Based I-O Psychology
- I-O psychologists focus on making evidence-based decisions in their work, using empirical research to inform practice.
- The trend towards evidence-based practice is also seen in the human resources (HR) field.
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