Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lester B. Pearson, Army Alpha, Job Satisfaction

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The historical roots of industrial and organizational psychology: industrial psychology: personnel selection and placement. 1913: munsterberg publishes the psychology of industrial efficiency : How to increase productivity, select people with skills that match the job requirements! Ant that, becomes the personnel selection (selecting the right person for the job). 1917 (wwi): industrial psychology emerges in response to us army practical problem: The army asks to the psychologists and they developed to intelligence tests: army alpha (for someone who can read english) and army beta (for someone who couldn"t read in english). Then, new tests to select best officers, best pilots, eliminate most neurotic recruits. The psychological tests could be used to screen and classify large numbers of people. Then, businesses and schools want their own tests to select and classify people. 1924 the io psychology starts to be really appreciate: organizational psychology. The hawthorne studies at western electric plant (in hawthorne illinois)

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