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C H A P T E R O U T L I N E CHAPTER 13 1 Origins of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2 Industrial Psychology 3 Organizational Psychology 4 Organizational Culture 5 I/O Psychology and Health and Wellness INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Experiencing Psychology WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY? magine that you won the lottery. Would you quit school? Leave your job? Fantasies of Iwinning the lottery frequently involve thoughts of an endless vacation. Indeed, often the fi rst question we ask when we hear about a jackpot winner is “Did she quit her job?” It may surprise you to learn that most lottery winners in fact do not quit working. Richard Arvey and his colleagues (2004) studied 117 Ohio lottery winners over a 12-year period. Jackpots ranged from $20,000 to nearly $5 million. Most of those surveyed (over 60 percent) continued to work. A few quit only briefl y, and some started their own businesses. Only 4 percent quit work altogether. Why do people work when they do not “have to” to make money? The behavior of these lottery winners tells us that work is more than a way to earn money. It is an opportunity to use our skills and abilities and to feel successful and effective. It also provides a context in which to have meaningful relationships with other people. Indeed, work is a vital part of a good and satisfying life (Scollon King, 2004). One way to think about the importance of work in our lives is to consider how much time we spend at work. The work week is 5 days, and the weekend just 2. U.S. workers typically put in more hours at work than anyone else in the world. According to the United Nations International Labor Organization, U.S. workers work more