Industrial psychology was so named because most of the focus was on
A) the workplace and home.
B) engineering and psychology because the U.S. economy was based on manufacturing.
C) selection of personnel for white collar jobs.
D) corporation and office work because the global economy was heavily reliant on this work.
Answer: B
Rationale: The merging of engineering and psychology into industrial psychology made sense at the time because the U.S. economy was based on manufacturing.
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