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