Lesson Overview

This lesson will focus on the following topics:

• Defining Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Who we are and what’s in a name?
  • The Scientist Practitioner model
• Comments on the History of the Field and Penn State’s Connection to I/O Psychology
• The importance of I/O psychology

Lesson Readings & Activities

By the end of this lesson, make sure you have completed the readings and activities found in the Course Schedule.