The measurement of manual dexterities / by F.M. Earle ; assisted by F. Gaw.

  • Earle, F. M. (Frank Maynard), 1888-
Date:
[1930]
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Credit: The measurement of manual dexterities / by F.M. Earle ; assisted by F. Gaw. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    National Institute of Industrial Psychology ALDWYCH HOUSE - LONDON >• WC2 Telephone : Holborn 2277 Telegrams : “Eesilabor, Estrand, London.” First President The Late Right Hon. The Earl of Balfour, k.g., o.m., f.r.s. Director: C. S. MYERS, c.b.e., m.d., sc.d., f.r.s. THE National Institute of Industrial Psychology was founded in 1921 as a scientific association for the study of Industrial Psychology and the application of its results in practice. The Institute is non-political and is supported both by leading industrialists and by trade unions. The aim of the Institute is to reduce waste of human energy throughout industry. It aims at eliminating all possible causes of needless strain or friction, whether these causes be 'physical—bad lighting, ventilation or posture, bad movements or methods of work, bad organization, lay-out or arrangement of material, or mental—irritation, discontent or anxiety, especially in relation to monotony, fatigue, ignorance, inadequate incentives or defective management. One hundred and fifty investigations have now been carried out in different industries. The Institute employs psychological tests in the selection of the most suitable employees for particular occupations. In this work it has received the co-operation of the Ministries of Labour and Agriculture, the Board of Education, the War Office, the Home Office, the Post Office and other Government Departments, as well as of the Trades Union Congress. Psychological tests are also used for guiding adolescents and others in the CHOICE OF A CAREER. Extensive experiments have been carried out in London schools with the co-operation of the London County Council, and an increasing number of private individuals are being tested and advised at the Institute.