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Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology? |
| [What
is I/O Psychology?]
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versus "O" Psychology] [Resources]
Simply stated, I/O Psychology is psychology applied to the workplace. I/O psychologists are concerned with applying psychology to the workforce in an effort to identify and improve employee behavior and attitudes and thus help maximize the organization’s success. |
I/O
Psychology is concerned with:
| Attitude
Theory, Measurement, and Change |
Career
Development |
Consumer
Behavior |
| Criterion
Theory and Development |
Health
and
Stress in Organizations |
Human
Performance/Human Factors |
| Individual
Assessment |
Job
Evaluation and Compensation |
Job/Task
Analysis and Classification |
| Judgment
and
Decision Making |
Leadership
and Management |
Organizational
Development |
| Organizational
Theory |
Performance
Appraisal and Feedback |
Personnel
Recruitment, Selection, and Placement |
| Small
Group
Theory and Team Processes |
Training:
Theory, Program Design, and Evaluation |
Work
Motivation |
| Industrial
versus Organizational Psychology |
| I/O Psychology is comprised of 2 branches: Industrial Psychology and Organizational Psychology. Though there is considerable overlap, Industrial Psychology is primarily concerned with issues that are more molecular in nature while Organizational Psychology takes a molar approach. |
| Other Resources |
For more helpful information, please visit the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.