Chapter 1: Areas of specialization (Subfields in psychology)

4. Developmental psychology

- patterns of growth and change -physical, social, emotional, and mental changes over lifespan -what is the lifespan? (starts at conception) prenatal -> death, womb -> tomb

10. Social Psychology

-Examination of the social environment -presence of others on an individual's behavior, thoughts, feelings -first impression, attitude change, conformity, prejudices ex. someone that's next to you on a treadmill encourages you to run faster

6. school psychology

-applied -testing (IQ) diagnose students academic problems -work with individuals and teachers to improve student performance in classroom -bullying, school violence, and crisis intervention

5. educational psychology

-basic research -psychological aspects of the educational process -develop theories on learning and teaching -research: improving teaching; better curricula -research for the sake of knowledge

11. Biological / Physiological Psychologists

-behavioral nuero-psychologist -look at biological factors in bahavior and mental processes (mind - body relationship) -maps part of brain active when problem solving

12. Quantitative Psychologists

-develop and apply mathematical methods to summarize and analyze data -create mathmatical models or formulas to describe complex behaviors

1. clinical psychology

-diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders (ex. sctzifrenia, multi-personality disorder) -examine ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR -research the causes of behaviors and treatment effectiveness

8. industrial/organizational psychology

-examination of behavior in work settings -work motivation productivity and job satisfaction -development of tests to select job applicants; human factors and machines

3. Comparative psychology

-nonhuman species in laboratory and natural environment -animal behavior -evolutionary process

Areas of specialization (look in book for more on test)

-over 500,000 psychologists worldwide -two major organizations: the american psychological association the association for psychological science 48% of psychologists are clinical

2. Counseling psychology

-personal adjustment issues -EVERYDAY LIVING PROBLEMS (losing job) -career planning and interest testing

7. experimental psychology

-research basic processes of: learning, perception, motivation, and memory -laboratory research

9. Personality Psychology

-study individual differences in personality and their effects on behavior -traits and characteristics -development of personality tests