Personnel Psychology

Basic activities: Job analysis, selection tests, training, performance evaluation

Background: Statistics, psychometrics,

human learning and cognition,

discrimination law, computer skills

Fields in I-O Psychology

Basic activities: Leadership, motivation, communication patterns, norms, roles, culture, commitment

 Background: Social psychology, group dynamics, organizational theory

Organizational Behavior

 Basic activities: Job/equipment design, human-computer interface, performance and safety enhancement

 Background: Physiological psychology, sensation & perception, statistics, computer skills

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Human Factors

 

Vocational and Career Guidance Basic activities: Career counseling, testing, job application/search strategies

 Background: Personality theory, counseling skills, communication skills

Industrial Relations 

Basic activities: Conflict resolution, union-management negotiations, collective bargaining, safety and work rule coordination

 

Background: Employment law, communication skills, labor relations

Organizational Development 

Basic activities: Organizational diagnosis, intervention, feedback, evaluation

Background: Organizational psychology, team building, social psychology, group dynamics, communication skills