industrial psychology
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of industrial psychology
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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He was in a Ph.D. program in industrial psychology at the time at the New York University Sloan School of Business, where he had earlier earned B.S. and M.B.A. degrees.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024
He originally planned to pursue a career in industrial psychology or to teach philosophy to undergraduates, but a recruiter lured him to Union Theological Seminary in Manhattan.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2022
She came here on a student visa and has a degree in industrial psychology from Florida International University.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2017
No problem in industrial psychology has received more attention in both scholarly studies and barroom bull sessions, yet prompted less action, than the monotonous life of the assembly-line worker.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is a huge question, probably the subject of many a dissertation in the field of industrial psychology, and here I can only comment on the things I observed.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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