managerial psychology

the application of a knowledge of human behavior to issues that arise in the management of organizations, especially with regard to decision making, problem solving, leadership, and human relations in the workplace. Although often used synonymously with industrial and organizational psychology, the term suggests an approach that adopts the perspective of the employer. Also called management psychology.

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January 30th 2025

ipsative method

a type of research procedure in which a person’s responses (e.g., scores) are compared only to other responses of that person rather than to the responses of other people. It is thus an idiographic approach rather than a normative one.