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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Develops and applies psychological techniques to personnel administration, management, and marketing problems: Observes details of work and interviews workers and supervisors to establish physical, mental, educational, and other job requirements. Develops interview techniques, rating scales, and psychological tests to assess skills, abilities, aptitudes, and interests as aids in selection, placement, and promotion. Organizes training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences, and evaluates and measures effectiveness of training methods by statistical analysis of production rate, reduction of accidents, absenteeism, and turnover. Counsels workers to improve job and personal adjustments. Conducts research studies of organizational structure, communication systems, group interactions, and motivational systems, and recommends changes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of individuals, organizational units, and organization. Investigates problems related to physical environment of work, such as illumination, noise, temperature, and ventilation, and recommends changes to increase efficiency and decrease accident rate. Conducts surveys and research studies to ascertain nature of effective supervision and leadership and to analyze factors affecting morale and motivation. Studies consumer reaction to new products and package designs, using surveys and tests, and measures effectiveness of advertising media to aid in sale of goods and services. May advise management on personnel policies and labor-management relations. May adapt machinery, equipment, workspace, and environment to human use. May specialize in development and application of such techniques as job analysis and classification, personnel interviewing, ratings, and vocational tests for use in selection, placement, promotion, and training of workers and be designated Psychologist, Personnel (profess. & kin.). May apply psychological principles and techniques to selection, training, classification, and assignment of military personnel and be designated Psychologist, Military Personnel (profess. & kin.). May conduct surveys and tests to study consumer reaction to new products and package design and to measure effectiveness of advertising media to aid manufacturers in sale of goods and services and be designated Market-Research Analyst (profess. & kin.) II. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 53 59 43 48 4F 4C 4F 47 49 53 54 2C 49 4E 44 55 53 54 52 49 41 4C 2D 4F 52 47 41 4E 49 5A 41 54 49 4F 4E 41 4C |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01010011 01011001 01000011 01001000 01001111 01001100 01001111 01000111 01001001 01010011 01010100 00101100 00100000 01001001 01001110 01000100 01010101 01010011 01010100 01010010 01001001 01000001 01001100 00101101 01001111 01010010 01000111 01000001 01001110 01001001 01011010 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 01000001 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P S Y C H O L O G I S T ,   I N D U S T R I A L - O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0053 0059 0043 0048 004F 004C 004F 0047 0049 0053 0054 002C 0049 004E 0044 0055 0053 0054 0052 0049 0041 004C 002D 004F 0052 0047 0041 004E 0049 005A 0041 0054 0049 004F 004E 0041 004C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)50535937424946494143535414243483855535452433546154952413548436035544349483546 |
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