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Who are I/O Psychologists?

Industrial/Organizational Psychologists are versatile behavioral scientists specializing in the workplace. They facilitate responses to workplace issues and interact with people at work by serving as advisors and catalysts for business, industry, labor, public, academic, community, and health organizations.

I/O Psychology includes both applied and basic science, which are oriented around scientific investigation of the workplace and people at work. I/O Psychology covers many topic areas, including personnel, training and development, psychological testing research, consulting, setting personnel policy, human resource planning, organizational development, job analysis, and other organizational behavior.

I/O Psychologists work in the areas of:

• Selection and Placement
• Training and Development
• Organizational Diagnosis and Development
• Performance Measurement
• Quality of Life
• Consumer Psychology
• Engineering Psychology
• Motivation
• Leadership
• Employee Attitudes
• Organizational Culture and Climate
• Career Dynamics
• Teams
• Stress Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Emotion, Personality, and Other Individual Differences

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