Section: AP Psychology

40) Which of the following would be an industrial-organizational psychologist be LEAST likely to study?

1. Corporate profitability
2. Employee motivation
3. Managerial skills
4. Job satisfaction
5. Pay incentive programs

Industrial and organizational psychology is the scientific study of human behavior in the workplace and applies psychological theories and principles to organizations.  In the above examples, an I-O psychologist would be concerned with all of the examples except the profitability of the company.