Signet Air recently hired a psychologist to help redesign the cockpit of a new aircraft. The goal is to reduce the probability of pilot error in reading the instrument panel. The psychologist the company hired is most likely:

a. a human factors psychologist
b. a social psychologist
c. a developmental psychologist
d. an industrial/organizational psychologist


A

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