Psychology 2060 Lecture Notes - Army Beta, Army Alpha, Hawthorne Effect

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2060
• Professor: Tony Vernon

Document Summary

Course the study and practice of i/o psychology. Branch of psychology that applies principles of psych to the workplace. I/o psychologists are able to apply theories to explain/enhance effectiveness of human behavior in the workplace (can. Fields: personnel psychology focusing on selecting people, training, evaluating. Vs: organizational psychology social psychology quality of the environment group processes, group dynamics, how to get the best out of people, priorities. Research methods, quantitative methods, employee selection, org. psychology, psychometrics, employee training/development, performance appraisal, job analysis. Mba courses focuses on entire aspect of business. Finance, marketing, org. behavior, corporate strategy, accounting etc. Dispute over who is really the founder of i/o psychology. 1903 walter dill scott publishes the theory of advertising. 1913 hugo munsterberg publishes psychology and industrial efficiency. 1917 journal of applied psychology first published. Army alpha people who could read. 1932 first i/o book by morris viteles. During the 1920s series of studies the effects of ventilation, lighting on employees.