Psychology 2061A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Louis Leon Thurstone, Industrial And Organizational Psychology, Employee Assistance Program
6 Nov 2014
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74% of canadians are employed in various sectors compromising the economy. Wwi: robert yerkes developed a standardized intelligence test known as army alpha used for placement of individuals in the us armed forces, and a non verbal equivalent known as army. Job analysis: a way of understanding job tasks and requirements through systematic analysis. The hawthorne studies a series of studies conducted at the hawthorne works of the western electric. Hawthorne effect: any intervention will have the desired effect (eg. by simply paying more attention to the workers, the productivity will rise) 1950, i/o psychology was firmly established: passage of the civil rights act of 1964 in the us made organization institute fair and nondiscriminatory hiring practices. 1972 for division status, 50 members had to sign a petition: wait nearly 40 years for development, the initial two divisions included experimental psychology and applied psychology. I/o psychology in quebec: francophone i/o psychologists in quebec are represented by the societe quebecoise de.
