Employment psychology

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Identifikator:: 1028407564

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-47263

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Link, Henry Charles; Thorndike, Edward L. http://d-nb.info/gnd/118802127

Title:: Employment psychology

Place of publication:: New York

Publisher:: MacMillan

Year of publication:: 1924

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 440 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2018

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part I. Psychological tests

Collection:: Economics Books

76 EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGY theless, the success of future experiments in the same direction seems assured. The outstanding feature of this experiment, however, is the manner in which it was received by the shop men. This reception clearly indicated that a psychological ex periment, with all its novelty and necessary details, can be conducted among shop men in such a way as to secure their hearty interest and approval. Indeed, the psycholo gist who can adapt himself to a situation of this kind and who can genuinely amalgamate himself with the work and spirit of the shop, will find himself in a very fortunate and strategic position. Men will be only too glad to ex plain to him the nature of their work and to point out the little intricacies and subtleties which can so easily escape even the trained observer. Subsequent experiments have demonstrated the value of such an attitude and have also shown that the best way in which the psychologist can promote it is by beginning, not as a psychologist, but as a workman, actually donning the apron or the overalls, and learning the nature of the job by doing it. Nothing else is so convincing a proof of the experimenter’s sincerity and thoroughness; and nothing will do so much to win the sanction and cooperation of the men to be examined.

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