APS

2022 APS Annual Convention

Treat Life As an Experiment: An Experimental Mindset Predicts the Navigation of an Uncertain Job Market

Saturday, May 28, 2022 · Chicago, IL

Oral · Industrial/Organizational

An experimental mindset is an orientation towards approaching challenging or unfamiliar situations through iterative experimenting. This novel mindset predicts adaptive reactions to an uncertain job market, including the willingness to embrace uncertain work tasks, and positive feelings towards and willingness to start over in a brand-new field when facing retrenchment.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Lining SunSpeaker
    National University of Singapore
  • Patricia ChenDiscussant
    National University of Singapore
  • Bernard TanDiscussant
    National University of Singapore
  • Pradeep KrishnanDiscussant
    National University of Singapore
  • ChangJun GohDiscussant
    National University of Singapore