Psy302 Industrial Organizational Psychology Paper
Industrial Organizational Psychology
Jinja Jones
PSY302: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Instructor: Robin Daniels
October 27, 2014
Industrial Organizational Psychology is the study of an individual’s activities in the workplace. Industrial Organizational Psychology or I/O is the way the organizations are able to solve any problems that they might have with individuals, the supervisors and/or the company. This type of psychology is considerably new to the field. It is a cross between Industrial Psychology and Organizational Psychology. Industrial psychology is the study of an individual’s behavior in the workplace. For example, I/O Psychologists study the individual’s personality, thoughts, job performance, whether they are …show more content…
As a Correctional Officer you go through different phases to be hired (four phases). This is their way of going through the employee selection. Regardless of position, workers are faced with making daily decisions. Employees make decisions on how to structure their work, deal with customers challenges, and improve product quality (Youseef and Noon, 2012).When the organizations are making these decisions they look to rational decision-making models which help them to identify and select the outcome that best suites the organization. The first is the written exam that they call the Civil Service Exam. In today’s society organizations use tests and assessments to hire new applicants. To become a new hire at the Burlington County Correctional Facility I/O Psychologists used the cognitive-ability test. This test or assessment is generally used to measure the applicant’s intellectual and mental abilities (Youseef and Noon, 2012). In a Correctional setting you need this type of test because you need to be of a sane mind. The most popular cognitive-ability test is Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test which was developed by Eldon F. Wonderlic in the 1930’s (Youseef and Noon, 2012). This type of test is used for all kinds of jobs and comes in different languages. The test covers verbal comprehension, numerical reasoning and memory skills. Based on your scores, this would determine where you are stand and if you …show more content…
Section 7.1, para. 3). “Because people on the job have different needs, personality traits, values, and emotions, they will possess a different set of factors that drive his or hers motivation” (Youseef and Noon, 2012. Section 7.1, para 1). For example, some people feel that they are working there because that is the only job they can find due to lack of education. Theories of motivations deal with a person’s needs that can be physiological and psychological. One American Psychologists, Abraham Maslow, who developed Maslow Hierarchy needs- influenced most of a person’s motivation on the job. He came up with five levels of needs: 1. Food, water and shelter, 2. Physical and emotional security, 3. Belonging to someone or something- ability to be affiliated, 4. How one feels about their abilities on the job and 5. The ability to give their all on the job (Youseef and Noon, 2012). Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs and Herzberg Two Factor Theory will allow you to understand the work attitudes such as satisfaction in the Correctional Facilities (Udechukwu, 2009). “While Maslow suggested that needs, which drive behaviors associated with work attitudes (e. g., satisfaction), can be assigned to various levels, Herzberg made the distinction that needs that influence work attitudes can be met intrinsically or extrinsically. Thus, applying each theory provides a
Jinja Jones
PSY302: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Instructor: Robin Daniels
October 27, 2014
Industrial Organizational Psychology is the study of an individual’s activities in the workplace. Industrial Organizational Psychology or I/O is the way the organizations are able to solve any problems that they might have with individuals, the supervisors and/or the company. This type of psychology is considerably new to the field. It is a cross between Industrial Psychology and Organizational Psychology. Industrial psychology is the study of an individual’s behavior in the workplace. For example, I/O Psychologists study the individual’s personality, thoughts, job performance, whether they are …show more content…
As a Correctional Officer you go through different phases to be hired (four phases). This is their way of going through the employee selection. Regardless of position, workers are faced with making daily decisions. Employees make decisions on how to structure their work, deal with customers challenges, and improve product quality (Youseef and Noon, 2012).When the organizations are making these decisions they look to rational decision-making models which help them to identify and select the outcome that best suites the organization. The first is the written exam that they call the Civil Service Exam. In today’s society organizations use tests and assessments to hire new applicants. To become a new hire at the Burlington County Correctional Facility I/O Psychologists used the cognitive-ability test. This test or assessment is generally used to measure the applicant’s intellectual and mental abilities (Youseef and Noon, 2012). In a Correctional setting you need this type of test because you need to be of a sane mind. The most popular cognitive-ability test is Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test which was developed by Eldon F. Wonderlic in the 1930’s (Youseef and Noon, 2012). This type of test is used for all kinds of jobs and comes in different languages. The test covers verbal comprehension, numerical reasoning and memory skills. Based on your scores, this would determine where you are stand and if you …show more content…
Section 7.1, para. 3). “Because people on the job have different needs, personality traits, values, and emotions, they will possess a different set of factors that drive his or hers motivation” (Youseef and Noon, 2012. Section 7.1, para 1). For example, some people feel that they are working there because that is the only job they can find due to lack of education. Theories of motivations deal with a person’s needs that can be physiological and psychological. One American Psychologists, Abraham Maslow, who developed Maslow Hierarchy needs- influenced most of a person’s motivation on the job. He came up with five levels of needs: 1. Food, water and shelter, 2. Physical and emotional security, 3. Belonging to someone or something- ability to be affiliated, 4. How one feels about their abilities on the job and 5. The ability to give their all on the job (Youseef and Noon, 2012). Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs and Herzberg Two Factor Theory will allow you to understand the work attitudes such as satisfaction in the Correctional Facilities (Udechukwu, 2009). “While Maslow suggested that needs, which drive behaviors associated with work attitudes (e. g., satisfaction), can be assigned to various levels, Herzberg made the distinction that needs that influence work attitudes can be met intrinsically or extrinsically. Thus, applying each theory provides a