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Industrial psychology (industrial psychology), a branch of psychology that studies the psychology and behavior of people in the industry.

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Industrial psychology (industrial psychology), a branch of psychology that studies the psychology and behavior of people in the industry.

Chinese name

Industrial psychology

Foreign name

industrial psychology

Applied discipline

psychological

Classification

Psychology and behavior

Around 1912, the German psychologist Minsterberg founded spiritual engineering to solve practical problems in order to meet cultural requirements, and published three books, marking the birth of industrial psychology. During the First World War, industrial warriors applied industrial psychology to economic and military activities and achieved results. Around World War II, industrial psychology further developed. Since the late 1950s, industrial psychology has shifted from the study of social, psychological, and living people to the study of self-fulfilling people. In 1957, Marlow, an American, believed that physical fatigue and nervousness hindered self-actualization in labor, and that self-participating actions would lead to fruitful results.

1. Industrial occupational psychology. Research on career adaptability, career guidance, employment allocation, training and personnel assessment, career analysis, etc .;

2. Industrial labor psychology. Investigate the impact of work environment, work conditions, and work methods on people's work activities, fatigue, loneliness, and disasters and accidents;

3. Industrial welfare psychology. Research on industrial mental health, the occupation of the disabled and the aging of the workforce;

4. Industrial economic psychology. Study the effectiveness of industrial systems, industrial policies, employee participation in operations, and profit distribution on labor relations;

5. Industrial consumption and advertising psychology. Research on sales activities and consumer behavior and the psychological factors that restrict consumer behavior, and the effects of advertising and publicity on consumers;

6. Industrial organization psychology. Research on interpersonal relationships in industry, formal and informal organizations, organizational efficiency and management methods;

7. Ergonomics. Research on the cooperation of human-machine systems in the industry, relying on the rationalization and scientific design of various technical equipment to suit the physiological and psychological characteristics of humans. ^[1]