PSY3313Chapter1a2.ppt

Chapter 1

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  • 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

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  • 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)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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