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- 6. Psychology • Mental processes and behaviour • study of human behaviour • science of behaviour in relation to environment
- 7. What is industrial psychology? • systematic study of the behaviour of the people at work. • deals with behaviour, aptitude and reaction to various jobs and interaction. • people’s work related problems, values, attitudes and behaviours. • studies how the social, industrial, economic, political and other factors affect the behaviour of people at work.
- 8. How is industrial psychology referred to in various countries? Industrial psychology has different names in various countries. USA- Industrial/Organizational Psychology (or I/O Psychology) UK – Occupational Psychology Throughout Europe- ‘Psychology of Work and Organization’; or ‘Work and Organizational Psychology’ India- Industrial Psychology
- 9. Branches of Psychology Educational Psychology Developmental Psychology Social Psychology Clinical & Counselling Psychology Experimental Psychology Personality Psychology Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- 12. Characteristics/ Nature of Industrial Psychology Systematic study: Industrial psychology is the systematic study of human behavior concerned with collecting the information regarding human behavior at work. Applied: It is concerned with the application of information about human behavior to the various problems of industrial human life. Human Engineering: It studies the varied methods of performing manual operations for the better utilization and the least waste of effort through human engineering. Research: Whatever information gathered from the work should be implemented and the personnel administration is the application of such research.
- 13. Objectives of Industrial Psychology • Selection of proper man • Proper distribution of work • Minimising the wastage of human power • Promoting labour welfare • Maximum production • “Attempts to find the ‘best’ workers and to design the ‘best’ methods of work.”