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Evolution of Industrial Psychology 1919-1940

The document summarizes the history of industrial psychology between 1919 and 1940. It describes some of the key events and studies during this period, including the founding of the first industrial psychology consulting company, the Scott Company in 1919. It also discusses Thomas Edison's pioneering use of employee testing in 1920 and the influential Hawthorne Studies from 1924 which demonstrated the importance of human relations in the workplace.

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Evolution of Industrial Psychology 1919-1940

The document summarizes the history of industrial psychology between 1919 and 1940. It describes some of the key events and studies during this period, including the founding of the first industrial psychology consulting company, the Scott Company in 1919. It also discusses Thomas Edison's pioneering use of employee testing in 1920 and the influential Hawthorne Studies from 1924 which demonstrated the importance of human relations in the workplace.

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History of

Industrial Psychology
In Between Wars (1919- 1940)
1919
Scott Company
first consulting company
focused on the areas of testing,
placement and training
1920
Thomas A. Edison
understood the importance of
selecting the right employees
created a 150-item knowledge test
and administered to over 900
applicants
only 5% of the applicants passed
1921
Psychological Corporation
founded by James Catell
successor of Scott Company
provided reference checks on
prospective psychologists for
companies and aimed to advance
psychology and prove usefulness to
organizations
largest publisher of Psychological
tests today
1921
Bruce V. Moore
1st Ph.D. in Applied Psychology
First president of Society for
Industrial and
OrganizationalPsychology(SIOP),
separate division of APA specifically
for industrial and organizational
psychology.
1922
Graphic Rating Scale was
developed.
very popular traditional method of
performance appraisal
1924
Hawthorne Studies
conducted at the Hawthorne plant
of the Western Electric Company
demonstrated that employee
behavior was complex and that the
interpersonal interactions between
managers and employees played a
tremendous role in employee
behavior
Hawthorne Effect
Change in behavior following the onset of a
novel treatment (new or increased attention,
most commonly). The effect eventually wears
off and the observed behavior returns to
normal as the "novelty" dissipates.
Major Contribution: Inspired psychologists to
increase their focus on human relations in
the workplace and to explore the effects of
employee
1939
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
(DOT) published by the Department
of Labor
summarizes job analytic work used to
classify occupations and jobs.
provides narrative descriptions of
about 12,000 jobs, their tasks, duties,
and working conditions.
developed to help match people to
jobs.
1939
definitive account of the Hawthorne
studies was published

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