[Psych3120] work tests

[jessica rembowski]

>From: Kyle Hansen <hansen86@freeport.com>
>Reply-To: psych3120@lists.csbs.utah.edu
>To: psych3120@lists.csbs.utah.edu
>Subject: [Psych3120] work tests
>Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 03:34:45 GMT
>
>I have been reading many of the messages posted about color
>blindness why people have it, why males have it more often
>than females, and my question concerning colorblindness is:
>Why is it important for employers  to have there new hires
>take color blindness tests?   I can understand it maybe if
>the person applying for the job is completely colorblind,
>in that they only see black and white. But why does it
>matter if you can determine between a dark navy blue and a
>black.  Is that really going to affect your job performance
>that much?  Anyone with answers to this question I would
>really appreciate it.
>
>In reference to you question, I agree with why must an employeer make 
>someone take these tests? My brother is colorblind and the only problem 
>that he has is sometimes his matching skills, like picking out something to 
>wear. He was interest in becoming a pilot in the airforce and was told that 
>the pilots must have perfect vision and no colorblindness. I understand it 
>in the case of being a pilot but why must an employeer know if one is 
>colorblind or not if its a trivial job?
-Jessica
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