Surrounded By Idiots

About this episode

Peter and Michael discuss "Surrounded by Idiots," a book that dares to ask: Can the mystery of human relationships be unraveled by a workplace personality assessment? Where to find us:  • Our Patreon • Our merch! • Peter's newsletter • Peter's other podcast, 5-4 • Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase Sources: • Pioneers, Drivers, Integrators, and Guardians • Creator of Lie Detector Test Dies; Lecturer and Author Produced Comic Strip • One of Sweden's biggest scientific bluffs  • Pseudoscience and the Claim of Practical Utility: The Case of Thomas Erikson's Surrounded by Idiots • Thomas Erikson accepts being called a pop psychology writer • Four personality types may be neither robust nor exhaustive • Spuriouser and spuriouser: The use of ipsative personality tests • Reconsidering the use of personality tests in personnel selection contexts • Using Personality Tests in Pre-Employment Screening • Employment Tests and Selection Procedures  • The Cult of Personality Testing • A history of the early days of personality testing in American industry: an obsession with adjustment   • Psychological Testing in Personnel Selection, Part II: The Refinement of Methods and Standards in Emp