quiz 1:subfields of psychology

industrial psychology:

concerned with the psychology of the workplace

clinical psychology:

deals with the study, diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders

developmental psychology:

examines how people grow and change form the moment of conception through death

Behavioral neuroscience:

examines the biological basis of behavior

health psychology:

explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease

personality psychology:

focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another

cognitive psychology:

focuses on the study of higher mental processes

counseling psychology:

focuses primarily on educational, social and career adjustment problems

experimental psychology:

studies the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning and thinking about the world

social psychology:

study of how people's thoughts, feelings and actions are affected by others