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CHAPTER# 1
The first chapter of our Industrial/Organizational psychology text book serves as an introduction to the world of I/O psych. This chapter clearly explained how I/O psych is a branch of psychology which clearly shows the application of the principles of psychology to the workplace. Any industrial psychologist would have the means to apply certain psychological theories to clarify and/or improve human behavior and dynamic in an employment setting.
The initial chapter identifies the major fields of I/O psychology. The major fields consist of personnel psychology, organizational psychology, and human factors/ergonomics. Personnel psychologists study and practice in aspects such as analyzing jobs, recruiting applicants, selecting employees, determining salaries, training employees, and evaluating employee performance. In this field of psychology test are utilized and/or created to assess and ensure the appropriate selection and promotion of employees. This area of......

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