Activity 1

Introduction to Industrial Psychology

Name: Quiapo, Patrick V. Year & Section: BIT-3B-DAY

Class Schedule: MW( 10:00-11:00) Date: 10/11/2021

1.) Identify at least three (3) names of authors who gave definitions of Industrial Psychology.

Quote their definitions. Based on these three definitions, make your own definition.

C.S. Myres, ‘The aim of industrial psychology is primarily

not to obtain greater production or output but to give the worker greater ease at his work’.

Thomas W. Harrell, ‘Industrial psychology may be defined as the study of people as individuals and in
groups and of the relationship between individual and group’.

Tiffin and McCormick, 'Industrial psychology is concerned with the study of human behaviour in those
aspects of life that are related to production, distribution and use of goods and services of our
civilization’.

And my defination base on the qoute of the three author's, it refers to the applied organizational
psychology used to study, analyze and understand human behavior in the workplace, mainly how
business works and how employees function.

2.) Give the four (4) characteristics of Industrial Psychology and briefly explain each.

● Systematic study—Industrial psychology is the systematic study of

human behaviour concerned with collecting the information regarding

human behaviour at work. What are the different factors which affect

the work of an individual either they are personal or related to working

conditions.

● Research—Industrial psychology is not concerned with administration.

They are the part of the research. Whatever information gathered from

the work should be implemented and the personnel administration is the

application of such research.

● Functional/Applied—It is concerned with the application of information

about human behaviour 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.

3.) Give at least four (4) scopes of Industrial Psychology and briefly explain each.

● Scientific selection of workers’—Industrial psychology offers a whole

arrangement of tests such as systematic depth interviews and psycho-

logical tests of intelligence, aptitude, skills, abilities and interest the

personnel characteristic etc. By these tests candidates are measured and

properly selected and placed on the job.

● Proper division of work—One of the scopes of industrial psychology is

the work should be properly divided according to the abilities, skills and

aptitude of the workers so they may feel comfortable and satisfied. It may

also lead higher production.

● Minimizing the wastage of human efforts—Industrial psychology tries

to minimize the wastage of human power. It studies psychological factors

causing fatigue or accident and give feasible suggestions to prevent them.

The techniques of motivation and morale are used for this purpose.

● Promoting labour welfare—It promotes the welfare of the labour by

introducing adequate working environment through which job

satisfaction, work efficiency increases and also state the provisions of

higher incentives.