▁realized ▁in ▁the ▁greatly ▁increased ▁research ▁and ▁educational ▁activity ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁B ingham ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁applied ▁psych ology ▁transformed ▁psych ology ▁from ▁the ▁academic ▁( s cience ) ▁to ▁the ▁real ▁world ▁( p ract ice ). ▁Through out ▁the ▁many ▁positions ▁he ▁held ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁point ▁to ▁show ▁those ▁he ▁affected ▁that ▁psych ology ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁tap ▁into ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁individuals ▁while ▁using ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁method ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁right ▁people ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁career ▁roles . ▁ ▁Today , ▁personnel ▁psych ology ▁a ids ▁in ▁the ▁rec ruit ment , ▁selection , ▁pla cement , ▁psych omet rics , ▁performance ▁app rais al , ▁training ▁and ▁development ▁and ▁legal ▁issues ▁( Equal ▁Emp loyment ▁O pport unity ) ▁Title ▁VII , ▁C RA ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁This ▁method ology ▁en comp ass es ▁meas uring ▁and ▁predict ing ▁individual ▁differences ▁in ▁behavior ▁and ▁job ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁work place . ▁Research ▁in ▁this ▁field ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁increase ▁work place ▁product ivity , ▁select ▁employees ▁best ▁su ited ▁for ▁particular ▁jobs , ▁and ▁product ▁testing . ▁Since ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁B ingham ' s ▁research , ▁vision , ▁and ▁work ▁have ▁determined ▁in ▁large ▁measure ▁the ▁directions ▁that ▁applied ▁and ▁industrial ▁psych ology ▁have ▁taken ▁today . ▁ ▁App lied ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Psych ology ▁ ▁The ▁field ▁of ▁applied ▁psych ology