PSYC 3070 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Canadian Psychological Association, Walter Dill Scott, Occupational Health Psychology
28 Nov 2013
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According to csipo (canadian society of industrial and. I/o psychologists often share interests with health, social, and counselling psychologists. Also are strong in psychometrics, statistics, and research methods. The broad definition of i/o psychology may cover tasks such as; Determining knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics needed for certain jobs. Providing recommendations or/actually conducting assessments of potential employees. Assessing work performance and the motivation of employees. An important part of cispo def. of i/o psych-- the scientist- practitioner perspective-the view that i/o psych focuses on both scientific research and applied professional practice. Scientific research- drawing on theories and methods of psych to understand what"s going on in organizations and improve work practices in organizations. Utilizing surveys, experiments, quasi- experiments, to explain individual and organizational behaviour. Considerable variation exists in how individual i/o psychologists enact their dual role as scientists and practitioners.
