AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Personnel psychology is the area of industrial/organizational psychology that primarily deals with the recruitment, selection and evaluation of personnel, and other job aspects such as morale, job satisfaction, and relationships between managers and workers in the workplace.

Detailed explanation-2: -I-O psychology can be divided into the three subfields of industrial psychology, organizational psychology, and human factors psychology.

Detailed explanation-3: -The field of I-O psychology can be divided into three broad areas (Figure 13.2 and Figure 13.3): industrial, organizational, and human factors. Industrial psychology is concerned with describing job requirements and assessing individuals for their ability to meet those requirements.

Detailed explanation-4: -Personnel selection is one of the central functions of industrial–organizational psychology.

Detailed explanation-5: -Recruitment is the process of attracting talent to an organization. I-O psychologists have guided the design of job announcements and other recruiting tools. Selection is the process of actually bringing talent into the company.