Ted conducts a study regarding how walking on a treadmill instead of sitting at a desk impacts worker productivity. Ted's study is within the industrial-organizational specialty area of ________ psychology.

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Human factors psychology is the study of how people interact with their environment, including the design of workplaces and equipment. Ted's study is within this specialty area because it is examining how the physical environment of the workplace (in this case, the presence of a treadmill) impacts worker productivity.

Ted Conducts a Study Regarding How Walking on a Treadmill