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Industrial-Organizational Psychology |
The application of psychological principles and theories to the workplace. |
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Scientist/Practitioner Model |
An approach used to train I/O psychologists maintaining that because I/O psychologists are both generators and consumers of knowledge, training must be focused on both theory and application. |
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Competencies |
The skills, behaviors, and capabilities that allow employees to perform specific functions. |
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Army Alpha/Army Beta |
Mental ability tests developed by I/O psychologists during World War I that were used to select and classify army personnel. |
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Job Analysis |
The process of defining a job in terms of its component tasks or duties and the knowledge or skills required to perform them. |
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Job Element |
In job analysis, the smallest unit of work activity. |
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Job Task |
A work activity that is performed to achieve a specific objective. |
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Position |
An individual’s place in the organization defined by the tasks performed. |
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Job |
A collection of positions similar enough to one another to share a common job title. |
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KSAOs |
The knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that are required for successful job performance. |
