Industrial+and+Organizational+Psych

Peter Erl & Trevor Fontaine Mrs. Romeo Psychology, 4th hr September 21, 2011




 * //Industrial and organizational psychology //**

The secret to every company’s success lies with its employees. If employees are not motivated to perform their jobs to the best of their abilities, the company’s efficiency will suffer. It is the job of industrial-organizational psychologists to ensure that this does not happen.

//Methods//

 * Qualitative Methods- **Industrial psychology use this method to do research ex- content analysis, focus groups, interviews, case studies and several other observational techniques.
 * Quantitative Methods- **Industrial psychology use this method uses statistics from past studies ex- descriptive stats and inferential stats (correlation, multiple regression, and analysis of variance).
 * Motivation- **What motivates different employees is entirely dependent on the way he or she thinks. The psychologist has to figure out what motivates different people to improve job performance.

=Core Tasks =
 * Visit workplaces to study factors affecting morale or productivity
 * Use surveys and questionnaires, and conduct interviews
 * Suggest ways to resolve workplace problems
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Help improve hiring and training processes, or develop incentive programs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Professors teach students and do research

The main goal of an industrial and organizational psychologist is to increase production in the workplace by exploiting the factors that are slowing them down. They do this by using different methods like qualitative and quantitative. There is different practices within those methods.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Workplace **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Employed by consulting firms, private businesses, government organizations, and colleges, or self-employed
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Spend much of the time in offices using computers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Travel to visit clients, conduct research, or attend conferences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Usually work 7 to 8 hours a day, but overtime is sometimes required
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Professors work longer hours


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Earnings **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">$40,000 to $150,000 a year or more
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The median is about $77,000 a year
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Directors and senior executives earn the most
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Earnings depend on experience, education, employer, and location


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Education & Training **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">At least a master’s degree in industrial-organizational psychology
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">A PhD is required for some positions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">A license is required in some states

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Attributes & Abilities **

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Communication skills
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Analytical
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Decisive
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Research skills
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Problem-solving skills

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Conclusion
One of the great things about I-O psychology is that many positions encompass topics and skills from many different areas of psychology. Personality psychology, social psychology, experimental psychology and statistics are just a few of the subjects that I-O psychologists might deal with on a regular basis. If you enjoy finding practical applications for psychological research, industrial-organization psychology might be a good match for you.

Work Cited
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