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Psychology

• is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Behavioral Genetics

• studies the inheritance of traits related to behavior

behavioral neuroscience

• examines the biological basis of behavior

clinical psychology

deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders

cognitive psychology

• focuses on the study of higher mental processes

counselling psychology

focuses on educational, social and career adjustment problems

cross-cultural psychology

investigates the similarities and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups

developmental psychology

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

educational psychology

•  is concerned with teaching and learning processes, such as the relationship between motivation and school performance

environmental psychology

•  considers the relationship between people and their physical environment

evolutionary psychology

• considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors

experimental psychology

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

forensic psychology

• focuses on legal issues, such as determining the accuracy of witness memories

health psychology

• explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease