Impact of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on I-O Psychology
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 created a new social, political, and legal landscape that organizations were required to navigate. This legislation, particularly its focus on equal employment opportunity, greatly increased the significance of I-O psychology. The field was called upon to address these new challenges through both research and practice, with I-O psychologists' work in employee selection, placement, and performance appraisal becoming crucial for ensuring organizational compliance and fairness.
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A psychologist in the 1910s is hired by a factory to determine the optimal level of lighting and the most efficient layout of machinery to maximize worker output. The study exclusively measures changes in production numbers based on these physical adjustments. This research approach is most characteristic of which phase in the development of the field?