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the application of psychological principles and techniques to business and industrial problems, as in the selection of personnel or development of training programs.[1915-20]
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industrial psychology
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industrial psychology — inˌdustrial psyˈchology noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES the study of how people behave at work, and the relationships between workers, managers, and trade union S; = OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY * * * industrial psychology UK US noun [U] ( … Financial and business terms
industrial psychology — noun any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc. • Syn: ↑applied psychology • Hypernyms: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science * * * noun : the… … Useful english dictionary
industrial psychology — noun Date: 1917 the application of the findings and methods of experimental, clinical, and social psychology to industrial concerns • industrial psychologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
industrial psychology — See industrial and organizational psychology … Big dictionary of business and management
industrial psychology — indus′trial psychol′ogy n. psl the application of psychological principles and techniques to business and industrial problems, as in the development of training programs • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
industrial psychology — psychologist dealing with the development of job training programs and figuring out determinants of consumer behavior … English contemporary dictionary
industrial and organizational psychology — industrial psychology; organizational psychology The application of psychological concepts to the issues and problems that arise in business, industry, and other organizational settings. An understanding of individual and group psychology is… … Big dictionary of business and management
industrial psychologist — industrial psychologist, a specialist in industrial psychology: »Industrial psychologists try to understand how workers behave on the job, why they behave as they do, and how to make jobs more rewarding to workers, to industry, and to society… … Useful english dictionary
psychology — /suy kol euh jee/, n., pl. psychologies. 1. the science of the mind or of mental states and processes. 2. the science of human and animal behavior. 3. the sum or characteristics of the mental states and processes of a person or class of persons,… … Universalium
industrial-organizational psychology — or I O psychology Application of the concepts and methods of experimental, clinical, and social psychology to the workplace. I O psychologists are concerned with such matters as personnel evaluation and placement, job analysis, worker management… … Universalium
