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Industrial-Organizational (I-O) psychology

The application of psychological principles, theory, and research to the work setting.

Society for industrial and Organizational psychology (SIOP)

An association to which many I-O psychologists, both practitioners and researchers, belong. Designated as division 14 of the american psychological association (APA).

Common areas of concentration for I-O psychology

Selection and placement


Training and development


organizational development


performance measurement


quality of work life


engineering psychology


Staff memeber, manager, director, vice president of:


Assisstant, association, full professor of:


corporate consultant.

What are the 3 sections of I-O psychology?

Personnel psychology


Organizational psychology


Human engineering or human factors psychology

Personnel Psychology

Field of psychology that addresses issues such as recruitment, selection, training, performance appraisal, promotion,transfer, and termination.


** human resources management is part of this section***

Human resources management (HRM)

Practices such as recruitment, selection, retention, training, and development of people (human resources) in order to achieve individual andorganizational goals.

Organizational Psychology

Field of psychology that combines research from social psychology and organizational behavior and addresses the emotional andmotivational side of work.

Human engineering or human factors psychology

The study of the capacities and limitations of humans with respect to a particularenvironment.




* the opposite of personnel psych, they alter the environment for the individual whereas personnel fit the person for the job.

Welfare-to work program

program that requires individuals to work in returnfor government subsidies.

Importance of the younger worker

* approximately 70 percent of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are employed in some capacity.




* population of part-time workers.



* one’s first job is likely to have a substantial influence on the filters through which subsequent work experiences are viewed.