Chapter Summary<\/summary>\nThis chapter explores the emergence and evolution of industrial psychology as a form of applied psychological science closely tied to the needs of capitalism. Beginning in the early twentieth century, psychologists such as Hugo M\u00fcnsterberg, Lillian Gilbreth, Kurt Lewin, and Elton Mayo developed psychological techniques, not simply to describe workers but to shape them. Industrial psychology helped determine who was employable, trainable, efficient, and obedient, making psychology a crucial part of the machinery of modern labour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chapter introduces the critical thinking tool technologies of the self, drawing on Michel Foucault\u2019s idea that people are not just governed externally but come to govern themselves through scientific categories, norms, and reflexive techniques. Industrial psychology created the conditions for workers to internalise identities like \u2018productive\u2019, \u2018suitable\u2019, or \u2018motivated\u2019 based on psychological evaluations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This chapter invites us to critically reflect on how psychology functions as a social technology, and how it has historically served the needs of industry by shaping the very selves it claims to study. In doing so, it points to the legacy of work-place testing and behavioural surveillance in contemporary management, human resources, and employee profiling.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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