What are the key ideas, and theories, and who are the key contributors? Include historical milestones that influenced thinking in the field over time. Analyze the societal or cultural needs that led to the development of this area of psychology, and include examples.

Research Paper

Imagine you are applying for a researcher’s position in the Psychological Services department at a large health care organization. You are among three finalists for the job. The next step in the hiring process is to submit a short white paper that discusses a specific area of applied psychology that is of interest to you. A white paper is an authoritative report intended to help readers understand an issue, solve a problem, or make a decision.

In your paper, do the following:

Describe Human Factors Psychology.
What does it focus on?
What does it do?
What are the key ideas, and theories, and who are the key contributors? Include historical milestones that influenced thinking in the field over time.
Analyze the societal or cultural needs that led to the development of this area of psychology, and include examples.
Analyze how a specific area of psychology may influence current professional behavior, and provide examples to support your analysis.

Use at least one professional source, such as a textbook, and at least two scholarly sources (peer-reviewed journal articles) to support your analysis, including Ghislieri, C., Molino, M., & Cortese C. G. (2018). Frontiers in Psychology. Work and organizational psychology looks at the fourth industrial revolution: How to support workers and organizations? https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02365/full