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What is psychology?
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
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Why is it important to know the different subfields?
Because we can look at the same behavior in mulitple ways.
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Behavioral Genetics
Studies the inheritance of traits related to behavior.
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Behavioral neuroscience
Examines the biologial basis of behavior.
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Clinical psychology
Deals with the study, diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.
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Clinical neuropsychology
Unites the areas of biopsychology and clinical psychology, focusing on the relationship between biological factors and psychological disorders.
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Cognitive psychology
Focuses on the study of higher mental processes.
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Counseling psychology
Focuses primarily on educational, social, and career adjustment problems.
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Cross-cultural psychology
Investigates the similarities and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups.
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Developmental psychology
Examines how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death.
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Educational psychology
Is concerned with teaching and learning processes, such as the relationship between motivation and school performance.
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Environmental psychology
Considers the relationship between people and their physical environment.
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Evolutionary psychology
Considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors.
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Experimental psychology
Studies the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world.
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Forensic psychology
Focuses on legas issues, such as determining the accuracy of witness memories.
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Health psychology
Explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease.
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Industrial/organizational psychology
Is concerned with the psychology of the workplace.
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Personality psychology
Focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another.
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Program psychology
Focuses o assessing large scale programs, such as the Head Start preschool program, to determine wheather they are effective in meeting their goals.
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Psychology of women
Focuses on issues such as discrimination against women and the causes of violence against women.
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School psychology
Is devoted to counseling children in elementary and secondary schools who have academic or emotional problems.
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Social psychology
Is the study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others.
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Sport psychology
Applies psychology to athletic activity and exercise.
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What is the Ph.D.?
- It is a research degree that requires a dissertation based on original investigation.
- Doctor of Philosophy
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What is Psy.D.?
- Obtained by psychologists who wish to focus on the treatment of psychological disorders.
- Doctor of Psychology
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