Journal Assignment #1

Answer the following questions … 

  1. Describe a problem you (or someone you know) have encountered at work and explain how I/O psychology relates to the problem.

2. What division(s) of I/O psychology do you think the problem relates to? Is the problem related to:

  • I (poor hiring strategies, inadequate training)?
  • O (worker behavior issues, safety concerns)?
  • Both?

3.  How do you think an I/O psychologist would solve this particular workplace problem?