A psychologist in the 1910s is hired by a factory to determine the optimal level of lighting and the most efficient layout of machinery to maximize worker output. The study exclusively measures changes in production numbers based on these physical adjustments. This research approach is most characteristic of which phase in the development of the field?
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A psychologist in the 1910s is hired by a factory to determine the optimal level of lighting and the most efficient layout of machinery to maximize worker output. The study exclusively measures changes in production numbers based on these physical adjustments. This research approach is most characteristic of which phase in the development of the field?