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What Can Industrial Psychology Do For HR?

There are a number of ways you can use psychology to improve your work
performance, to build the job-related skills that will help your career, to give you a
competitive edge.

Many people think of psychology as a set of theories and skills to be used by


counselors and therapists who deal with mental problems. Abnormal behavior and
mental disorders are, in fact, major concerns for some people who have studied
psychology. But there are many applications of psychological findings outside of
counseling. One of the oldest specialties in applied psychology has nothing to do
with therapy and abnormality.

This specialty is the psychology of work behavior.

Consider how a class or two in industrial psychology could be useful to you. After
graduation, you will very likely devote more time and energy to work and your
career than you will to most other aspects of your life.

During the coming years you will spend in the workplace, you will encounter
psychological issues of all kinds. For example, as you move into positions of greater
responsibility, you will be expected to know

-how to assess people for promotion,


-how to determine training needs, and
-how to make decisions affecting the success of your organization.

In a world where conflict and miscommunication are common, you will need to
develop skills as a sensitive yet effective manager.

One way to begin to prepare yourself for these responsibilities is through courses in
industrial psychology.

The industrial psychology provide a foundation for understanding the human


elements of the workplace. They can provide with the competitive edge they will
need when they enter the job market and as they move along their career ladders.

Descriptions of these follow:

Social/Organizational Skills

-- addresses job attitudes, the motivation to work, leadership style, and a variety of
other topics of a social nature.

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

--addresses a comprehensive survey of psychology applied to the workplace.


Includes all the major topics: job analysis, employee selection, performance
appraisal, industrial training, job satisfaction, leadership, and workconditions.

Human Factors and Environmental Design

--addresses ergonomics or human engineering. Human characteristics and


capacities are considered as we analyze the design of things people use and the
environments in which they use them. Topics include: information processing,
applied anthropometry, work space arrangement, illumination, noise effects, and
product safety. .

SO INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT


PART IN HR DEVELOPMENT.

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