▁at ▁problems ▁with ▁monot ony , ▁attention ▁and ▁fat igue , ▁physical ▁and ▁social ▁influ ences ▁on ▁the ▁working ▁power , ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁advert ising , ▁and ▁the ▁future ▁development ▁of ▁economic ▁psych ology . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁ment oring ▁B ingham ▁had ▁prof ound ▁influence ▁on ▁B ingham ' s ▁career ▁and ▁research ▁traject ory . ▁After ▁receiving ▁his ▁doctor al ▁degree , ▁B ingham ▁took ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ' s ▁assistant ▁to ▁Edward ▁Thor nd ike ▁at ▁Te acher ' s ▁College ▁of ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁after ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁at ▁D art mouth ▁College , ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁Car neg ie ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁unit ▁that ▁would ▁use ▁psych ology ▁to ▁help ▁students ▁with ▁career ▁choices . ▁While ▁at ▁Car neg ie ▁he ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁his ▁pione ering ▁vent ure ▁of ▁using ▁psych ology ▁as ▁a ▁tool ▁to ▁help ▁clarify ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁indust ries ▁in ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁area . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁with ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁applied ▁psych ology , ▁he ▁endeav ored ▁to ▁provide ▁instruction ▁for ▁students ▁planning ▁care ers ▁in ▁industrial ▁management ▁and ▁other ▁fields ▁where ▁success ▁dep ended ▁in ▁some ▁measure ▁on ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁understand ▁and ▁influence ▁people . ▁He ▁hoped ▁the ▁instruction ▁would ▁enable ▁such ▁students ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁better ▁understanding ▁of ▁human ▁behavior . ▁This ▁work ▁ant ed