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Industrial and organizational psychology is the study of the behavior of people in the workplace. Industrial and organizational psychology attempts to apply psychological results and methods to aid workers and organizations. Industrial and organizational psychologists use Psychological Testing to measure the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics of people for a variety of employment-related purposes, such as selection for hiring or promotion, training and development, or measuring employee satisfaction. Historically, the Job Analysis has been the traditional means by which the essential characteristics associated with any particular position are identified. A thorough job analysis takes time, resources and money but its benefits tend to out weigh the costs, especially when the position is of great importance, such as an executive position in a major corporation. It is a fairly diverse field incorporating aspects of fields such as Clinical Psychology , social psychology, and psychometrics as well as broader social studies such as Organizational Theory , Law , and gender issues, etc. Many industrial and organizational psychologists specialize in one of the following aspects: psychometrics; time and motion studies; labor law; personnel selection; training; leadership selection, coaching and development; organizational design and change. Some I/O psychologists are academic (working in both business and psychology departments) or non-academic researchers, while many others are engaged in practice, holding positions such as:
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