Everyone Lies on Job Interviews
In our study … 100 per cent of people said they would lie or use deception in one way or another. It seems to be…
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Podcast: Science Studio
Host Keith Pannell talks with Lisa Finkelstein of the Northern Illinois University Department of Psychology, and her specialty is Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology. Click…
Advice for the Evidence-Based Student
For students currently or thinking of studying IO Psychology who want to incorporate evidence-based practice into their course and future practice I’d recommend a few…
Google Tries to Figure Out High Performance Teams
Before this study, like many other organizations, Google execs believed that building the best teams meant compiling the best people. It makes sense. The best…
A Theoretical Critique of Everyone’s Favorite Assessment
We have thus far argued that, despite its popularity, the MBTI theory does not represent a suitable framework for understanding personality. But this is an…
Errors in Training
Imagine you’re in charge of training medical students to conduct ultrasounds. The students will complete a three-hour simulation-based training program. Which set of directions would…
Implicit Quota on Women in Top Management
Does having a woman in a top management position for a company make it easier or harder for a other women to attain a top…
Mentors and Protégés of a Feather
According to a study conducted by Marcy Young Illies (Saint Cloud State University) and Roni Reiter-Palmon (University of Nebraska Omaha), protégés who perceive a high…
One Simple (Research-Based) Trick to Reduce Sexual Harassment?
“In our experiment, 618 online study participants in the US read a brief statement from a fictional company about the results of a sexual harassment…
Image-Based Vision Statements
Which of these visions is more inspiring? “I hope that someday we will achieve full racial equality.” “I have a dream that one day little…