Psychology 2660A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American Psychological Association, Walter Dill Scott
3 Mar 2013
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Chapter 1: the historical background of i/o psychology. Psychology scientific study of thinking and behavior. Stereotype of a psychologist is actually just a clinical psychologist: most psychologists don"t treat mental disorders, nor do they practice psychotherapy. American psychological society (aps: founded because apa had shifted toward the health care practice areas of psych, purpose of aps: to advance the discipline of psych primarily from a scientific perspective, members are academic psychologists, mostly. I/o psych is one of the specialty areas of psych. Society for i/o psychology (siop) the professional organization that represents i/o psychologists in the us. I/o psychology (us) = occupational psych (uk) = work and organizational psych (europe) = industrial psych (africa) Increasing interest in i/o psych membership in siop as doubled. 4% of all psychologists work in the i/o area. I/o psychology strives to enhance both the institution and the individual, but the image of the field is often portrayed as more aligned with institutional welfare.
