Not saying it isn’t useful before a psych major jumps on me. But the entire field is basically explaining how to cope with a society that is hostile to human nature.
Mmm, I find it really handy to know that my memories are generated rather than recalled. Sometimes, I remember something that didn’t happen, and I know not to be weird and insistent about it. That hiding things from yourself is a really effective way to manage temptation is also not what I would have expected.
I’d actually say by social science standards psychology has an above average number of applications.
How to learn better? How to organize teams better? How to write text or make presentations so that it aligns with how the brain best receives information? How to evaluate candidates for a role while minimizing the halo effect and the bandwagon effect? How to nudge people into leaving public spaces cleaner? How to make spaces more attractive for people to spend time in? How to increase adherence to lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise after cancer treatment? How to increase the odds of achieving a task you want to do? How to make computer interfaces easier to use for people, including people with disabilities? You’re saying that psychology has not studied these nor contributed to them?
Yes, there are a lot of problems in the field. But there are also brilliant people cutting through the bullshit and using their findings to improve the world. I’d be more than happy to show you robust findings that the field has gifted the world.
I agree, it’s a fairly productive social science, but is there actual evidence that psychology has made an impact in organisation and management?
There’s plenty of anecdotes and some hard numbers that suggest management is replete with bullshit artistry. For example, most office managers rely on in-seat time as their only measure of productivity.
All psychology is.
Not saying it isn’t useful before a psych major jumps on me. But the entire field is basically explaining how to cope with a society that is hostile to human nature.
The entire field isn’t therapy.
That’s about its only useful contribution.
Mmm, I find it really handy to know that my memories are generated rather than recalled. Sometimes, I remember something that didn’t happen, and I know not to be weird and insistent about it. That hiding things from yourself is a really effective way to manage temptation is also not what I would have expected.
I’d actually say by social science standards psychology has an above average number of applications.
How to learn better? How to organize teams better? How to write text or make presentations so that it aligns with how the brain best receives information? How to evaluate candidates for a role while minimizing the halo effect and the bandwagon effect? How to nudge people into leaving public spaces cleaner? How to make spaces more attractive for people to spend time in? How to increase adherence to lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise after cancer treatment? How to increase the odds of achieving a task you want to do? How to make computer interfaces easier to use for people, including people with disabilities? You’re saying that psychology has not studied these nor contributed to them?
Yes, there are a lot of problems in the field. But there are also brilliant people cutting through the bullshit and using their findings to improve the world. I’d be more than happy to show you robust findings that the field has gifted the world.
I agree, it’s a fairly productive social science, but is there actual evidence that psychology has made an impact in organisation and management?
There’s plenty of anecdotes and some hard numbers that suggest management is replete with bullshit artistry. For example, most office managers rely on in-seat time as their only measure of productivity.