Psychology 2061A/B Lecture 1: Lecture 1- I:O

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2061A/B
• Professor: David Lamari

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Sunday, january 10, 2016: one of the great experimentalist was the germany psychologist wilhelm wundt, lab being starting point for much of i/o psychology. Two people were named title of rst industrial psychologist, walter scott and. Soldiers (army alpha / army beta) by robert yerkes. Convinced many of the value of selection tests. Caused job analysis used to understand job requirements. The hawthorne studies: studied the effects of light on worker productivity. Studies showed productivity improved if light was on and also when light was off: hawthorne effect: any intervention might have desired effect. Paying more attention to the workers, the researchers produced an increase in productivity without meaning to. Canada"s role in i/o psychology: began with the formation of the canadian psychological association (cpa) prior to. World war ii: a war committee was responsible for, pilot selection for the royal canadian air force, development of the m test.