Industrial and Organizational Psychology? TABLE 1.1 Common Areas of Concentration for I-0 Psychologists Selection andplacement Developing tests Validating tests Analyzing jobconten ldentifying management potentia Defending testsaganst legal challenge Training and development ldentifying training and development needs Forming and implementing technical and managerial training programs Evaluating training effectiveness Career planning Organizational development Analyzing organization structure Maximiingsaisaonand effectiveness of employees Facilitatingorganization change Performance measurement Developing measures of performance Measuring the ecombenefit of performance Introducing performance evaluation systems Quality of worklife ldentifying factors assated with job satisfaction Reducing stress in the workplace Redesigning jobs to make them more meaningful Engineering psychology Designing work environments Optimizing person-machine effectiveness Making workplacessafer Adaptedfromhtt:/ypp012SodetyforndusraandPooyn Rights Reserved Reprinted by pemissionofwww.siopr approach the task of the human engineer is to develop an environment that is compatible with the characteristics of the worker.The "environmental"aspects this may include are quite diverse;among them are tools,work spaces,information display.shift work.work pace, machine controls,and even the extent to which safety is valued in the organization or work group.Human engineering,more than personnel or organizational psychology.integrates many different disciplines.These disciplines include cognitive science,ergonomics,exercise physiology,and even anatomy.For that reason,we will touch only lightly on topics that form the core of human engineering-work design and safety in the workplace.Nevertheless,if human engineering interests you,there are many excellent texts in the area (e.g.Salvendy, 2006:Wickens Hollands,2000:Wickens,Lee,Gordon,Liu,2004). In the past few pages,you have seen a number of examples of the capabilities of the I-O psychologist.The most striking characteristic of the profession is that research is actually used to address a concrete problem or issue.There is a clear connection between research conducted using the tools of science and the practice of I-O psychology.This emphasis on Scanned by CamScannerScanned by CamScanner