PYM 110: MODULE 1

Question 1

What does IP stand for?

Answer 1

Industrial Psychology.

Question 2

What is the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology referred to as?

Answer 2

Organizational Psychology.

Question 3

Where were the Hawthorne Studies conducted?

Answer 3

Illinois.

Question 4

Who is recognized as the founder of Industrial Psychology?

Answer 4

Professor Walter Dill Scott.

Question 5

Who wrote ‘The Psychology of Industrial Efficiency’?

Answer 5

Hugo Munsterberg.

Question 6

What does EP stand for?

Answer 6

Engineering Psychology.

Question 7

What is another name for Human Engineering?

Answer 7

Human Psychology.

Question 8

What does DIOP stand for?

Answer 8

Division of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Question 9

What did Prof. Walter Dill Scott discuss in the early 1900s?

Answer 9

Psychology in advertising.

Question 10

What significant works were published in the early 1900s?

Answer 10

The Theory of Advertising and The Psychology of Industrial Efficiency by Hugo Munsterberg.

Question 11

What studies were conducted in the 1920s?

Answer 11

Hawthorne Studies.

Question 12

What led to the development of Engineering Psychology in the mid-1900s?

Answer 12

WWII involvement of many psychologists.

Question 13

What change occurred in the 1970s regarding psychology divisions?

Answer 13

Renamed to Division of Industrial-Organizational Psychology.

Question 14

What organization was formed in the 1980s?

Answer 14

Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Question 15

What area matches workers to jobs?

Answer 15

Employee Selection.

Question 16

Which program develops worker skills and capacities?

Answer 16

Training and Development.

Question 17

What is the continuous evaluation of services rendered called?

Answer 17

Performance Appraisal.

Question 18

What factors impact organizational efficiency?

Answer 18

Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Job Involvement.

Question 19

What describes the emotional state resulting from job experience?

Answer 19

Job Satisfaction.

Question 20

What is psychological identification with one’s work called?

Answer 20

Job Involvement.

Question 21

Which area studies organizational structure impacts on productivity?

Answer 21

Organizational Psychology.

Question 22

What is another name for Human Engineering?

Answer 22

Engineering Psychology.

Question 23

What ensures employee health and safety at work?

Answer 23

Employee Safety and Health.

Question 24

What harmful effect stems from workplace conditions?

Answer 24

Stress at Work.

Question 25

What area studies consumer behavior and purchasing needs?

Answer 25

Psychology of Consumer.

Question 26

What area focuses on physical work aspects like lighting and noise?

Answer 26

Condition of Work.

Question 27

What are important functions of Industrial Psychology?

Answer 27

Helps in recruitment and selection of employees. Identifies factors affecting work performance. Provides solutions to workplace problems. Balances the worker and the work environment.

Question 28

What are practical values of Industrial Psychology?

Answer 28

Reduces costly expenditures. Increases profit margins.

Question 29

In which areas does Industrial Psychology save money?

Answer 29

Absenteeism: Prevents loss of production. Turnover: Reduces costs of rehiring and retraining. Job Satisfaction: Decreases strikes, grievances, and complaints. Personnel Selection: Ensures hiring of highly qualified individuals.

Question 30

World War I marked the beginning of industrial psychology.

Answer 30

True ## Footnote Industrial Psychology gained prominence during World War I when the U.S. Army enlisted psychologists to help with intelligence testing and personnel classification.

Question 31

The Theory of Advertising came out in the early 1900s.

Answer 31

False ## Footnote In the early 1900s, Prof. Walter Dill Scott discussed the use of psychology in advertising, but The Theory of Advertising was published later.

Question 32

Industrial psychology began in the early 1900s.

Answer 32

True ## Footnote The formal beginnings of industrial psychology are traced to the early 1900s, when Prof. Walter Dill Scott highlighted the potential use of psychology in advertising.

Question 33

Prof. Walter Dill Scott has been accorded the founder of Industrial Psychology.

Answer 33

True ## Footnote He is widely recognized as the founder of industrial psychology.

Question 34

The Psychology of Industrial Efficiency was written by Hugo Munsterberg.

Answer 34

True ## Footnote Hugo Munsterberg published The Psychology of Industrial Efficiency in the early 1900s.