PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES
PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY
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biological psychology
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industrial-organizational psychology
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developmental psychology
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psychiatry
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Detailed explanation-1: -Industrial and organizational (I/O) psychologists focus on the behavior of employees in the workplace. They apply psychological principles and research methods to improve the overall work environment, including performance, communication, professional satisfaction and safety.
Detailed explanation-2: -Industrial-Organizational psychologists study workplace behaviour such as how to select the best employees for particular jobs and how to increase worker productivity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Robert Yerkes, the president of APA at the time, and Walter Scott were very active in getting psychology involved in the war. Scott worked in a government department classifying personnel; prepared job descriptions for more than 500 army jobs and received the Distinguished Service Medal.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which profession is most directly involved in the application psychology’s principles to the workplace? Industrial-Organizational psychology.