History of I-O
This man is known as the father of psychology
Wilhelm Wundt
This is a well-known personality test starting with the letter M.
MMPI
Typically the highest paying career for someone in IO psychology
Consulting
The official organization for Human Resources
SHRM
the official organization for I-O psychologists
SIOP
The difference between the Army Alpha and Army Beta tests
Army Alpha required literacy while Army Beta did not
The most common test statistic for calculating correlational relationships.
Pearson's R
predicted growth for I-O psychology as a profession (within 2%)
8%
An interview question that could get you sued
Are you planning on having a child? What country are you from? Are you planning on retiring soon? etc.
The term for employees leaving a company
Turnover
What company did Brother Marrott work for in an HR capacity?
Broulims
The most important step in developing a test to be used in hiring decisions
Validation
The sector that employs the largest percentage of I-O psychologists
Consulting
The event/document that defines protected classes in the workplace
Title 7 of the civil rights act of 1964
A process involving consulting subject matter experts (SME's)
developing a job description
A popular (incorrect) inference made from the Hawthorne studies
People are more productive when they are being watched
Describe and define each part of the ASA model
Attraction Selection Attrition
The median income for an I-O psychologist (within $10,000)
$150,000
what steps must be taken before termination, and what would justify immediate termination?
documentation for bad behavior. If someone sexually assaults someone or steals from the company.
The three factors to consider when creating a job description.
Criterion contamination, deficiency, and relevancy.
The psychologist who first prioritized finding "the best possible man" for a given job
Hugo Munsterberg
what visual representation would you use to present the following data?
Turnover based on tenure with the company (<3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9+ months).
Clustered bar chart
what is the relationship between income and workplace satisfaction?
income increases workplace satisfaction to a point but then has diminishing returns
model having a "difficult conversation" with an employee about their poor performance
do well
How do you access reliable and validated tests to use in your practice?
Buy them