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Chapter 1

Be able to describe I/O psychology and what I/O psychologists do
Learn about the history of I/O psychology
Know the admissions requirements for graduate programs in I/O psychology
Understand the importance of conducting research
Understand how to conduct research
Be able to differentiate various research methods

A branch of psychology that applies the principles of psychology to the workplace (Aamodt, 2016)
Industrial-organizational psychologists are able to apply psychological theories to explain and enhance the effectiveness of human behavior in the workplace (Canadian Psychological Association)
I/O psychologists “enhance the dignity and performance of human beings, and the organizations they work in, by advancing the science and knowledge of human behavior” (Rucci, 2008)

Personnel Psychology
Organizational Psychology
Human Factors/Ergonomics
Occupational Health and Safety

Source: Medsker, G. J., Katkowski, D. A., & Furr, D. (2005). 2003 income and employment survey results for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 43(1), 36–50.

Employment Setting	Highest Degree Obtained (M.A.)	Highest Degree Obtained (Ph.D.)
Education	0.8	40.0
Private sector	44.0	23.3
Public sector	10.5	8.2
Consulting	37.3	25.0
Other	7.4	3.5

Source: Moberg & Moore (2011)

Typical I/O Courses	Typical MBA Courses
Research methods	Finance
Quantitative methods	Marketing
Employee selection	Corporate strategies and policies
Organizational psychology/behavior	Accounting
Psychometrics/test construction	Information systems
Training & development	Economics
Performance appraisal	Operations management
Culture/global/international business
Ethics

Characteristic	Degree
M.A.	Ph.D.
Average GPA	3.41	3.58
Years to complete	2	5
Internship	Yes	Yes
Dissertation	No	Yes

GPA and GRE averages are taken from the data in Appendix A and Appendix B

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
Types of Graduate Programs
Master’s programs
Doctoral programs

1903	Walter Dill Scott publishes The Theory of Advertising
1913	Hugo Munsterberg publishes Psychology and Industrial Efficiency http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7sIc8RXspk
1917	Journal of Applied Psychology first published
1918	WWI provides I/O psychologists with first opportunity for large-scale employee testing and selection

1921	First Ph.D. in I/O Psychology awarded to Bruce Moore and Merrill Ream at Carnegie Tech
1932	First I/O text written by Morris Viteles
1933	Hawthorne studies published
1937	American Association for Applied Psychology established

1945	Society for Industrial and Business Psychology established as Division 14 of the APA with 130 members
1960	Division 14 renamed as Society for Industrial Psychology, membership exceeds 700
1971	B. F. Skinner publishes Beyond Freedom and Dignity
1982	Division 14 renamed Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
2008	The journal Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice begins publication as an official journal of SIOP
2010	SIOP membership exceeds 8,000
2014	SIOP membership exceeds 8,300