Applied Psychology

Leaderless group discussion

A group of canidates are confronted by clerks who repeativly bring in problems that the canidates must solve.

Demographic information

Age,sex,race,occupation,education,politcal affirmation, religion, and socialeconomic status.

Theory X

Also known as scientific management, uses time & motion studies, task analysis, job specialization, assembly lines, amd paybschedules to increase productivity.

Territirial Behavior

Any behavior that tends to define a space as ones own or thst protects it from intruders.

Task Analysis

Breaking sports skills into subparts so the key elements can be identified and taught.

In Basket Test

Canidates are given a basket full of memos, they must decide which memos are most important.

Environmental Psychology

Concerned with the relationship between environments and human behavior.

Direction Instruction

Factual information presented by lecture, demonstration, and rote practice.

Garners Theory of Multiple Intillogences

Helped develop new learning styles.

Mental Practice

Imagining a skilled performance to help learning

Assesment Center

In depth job evaluation of canidates

Evaluation

Includes tests, interviews, and work situation evaluation.

Horrible Mousery

John Calhouns expiriment where he places an excess if mice in a small space causing overcrowding and aggression between the mice.

Halo Effect

Jurers often find the attractive defendents not guilty regardless of evidence.

Territorial Markers

Objects and ither signals that indicate ownership or control of a particular area.

Peak Performance

Physical, emotional, and mental states are harmonous and optimal.

Aspects of Enivironmental Psychology

Physical- natural/contructed, Social- defined by groups of people, Behavioral Settings- environment w/ a well defined pirpose.

Teaching Stradegy

Planned method of intruction

Frederick Taylor

Proposed theory x "scientific managment"

Situational Judgement Tests

Roleplay situations where the canidate must make descisions.

Educational Psychology

Seeks to understand how people learn.

Motor skills

Series of actions molded into a smooth and efficient performance.

Mock Juries

Simulated juries; jurers watch fake trials or read fake scenarios in order to determine hiw they will behave in a real case.

Scientific Jury Selection

Social science principles are applied to the process of choosing a jury.

Attentional Overload

Stressful condition that occurs when sensory stimulation, information, and social contact make excessive demands.

Noise Pollution

Stressful, annoying, and intrusive noise. Usually genertaed by machinery.

Industrial/Organizational Psychologist

Study behvior of people at work and in organizations. Usually work in gov., Industry, business. Guide who to hire or how to improve worker performance.

Sports Psychology

Study if behavioral dimensions of sports performance.

Psychology of Law

Study of behavioral demensions of the legal system.

Architectural Psychology

Study of the effects buildings have on behavior.

Crowding

Subjective feelings or being overstimulated by social inputs or loss of privacy.

Discovery Learning

Teachers encourage students to construct knowledge for themselves.