2 - BRANCHES AND APPLICATION

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

STUDY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FACTORS THAT SHAPE BEHAVIOR FORM BIRTH TO OLD AGE; GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT, INFLUENCE, RELATE WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND THE WAY INTERACTION WITH OTHER PEOPLE INFLUENCE ATTITUES AND BEHAVIOR

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

STUDIES UNUSUAL PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR, EMOTION, AND THOUGHT, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE UNDERSTOOD AS A MENTAL DISORDER

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

STUDY OF HIGHER MENTAL PROCESSES

INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

STUDY INVOLVING SELECTION OF PEOPLE MOST SUITABLE FOR PARTICULAR JOBS, DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAMS IN ORGANIZATION, AND IDENTIFICATION OF DETERMINANTS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

STUDY EMPLOYS BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE AS WELL AS THE EXPERIMENTAL METHOD IN STUDYING HOW PEOPLE REACT TO SENSORY STIMULI, PERCEIVE THE WORLD, LEARN AND REMEMBER, AND RESPOND

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEALS WITH EVALUATION OF LEARNING AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS OF INDIVIDUAL IN SCHOOL

PSYCHOMETRICIAN

INVOLVES MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS GROUP BEHAVIOR AND THE APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICAL PROCEDURE TO PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS; QUANTITATIVE AND MEASUREMENT PSYCHOLOGIST

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE WITH EDUCATIONAL, JOB OR CAREER, AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENTS

PSYCHOLOGISTS

HAVE MASTER’S OR DOCTORATE DEGREE; TRAINED IN METHODS, KNOWLEDGE, AND THEORIES OF PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHIATRISTS

MD; USUALLY USE MEDICATIONS TO TREAT PROBLEMS

PSYCHOANALYSTS

RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING POST-PHD OR MD AT AN INSTITUTE

CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY

INVESTIGATION OF VARIED FACETS OF MARKETING AND BUYING BEHAVIOR, EFFECTS OF ADVERTISING, STUDIES OF MASS MEDIA, AND OTHER PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIST

STUDY HOW PERSON’S METAL LIFE AND BEHAVIOR ARE SHAPED BY INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER PEOPLE, INFLUENCES FROM GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL, AND TO IMPROVE INTERACTIONS; ACADEIC INSTITUTIONS; ADVERTISING AGENCIES; BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

WORK WITH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS; ASSESS AND COUNSEL STUDENTS, CONSULT WITH PARENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF; CONDUCT BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS WHEN APPROPRIATE

COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY

PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

RELATE TO LEGAL SYSTEM, IMPROVE RELIABILITY OF WITNESSES AND JURY DECISIONS; TRAINED IN BOTH PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW

EXPERIMENTAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PSCYHOLOGY

STUDY BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES AS SENSATION, PERCEPTION, LEARNING, MEMORY, COGNITION, MOTIVATION, AND EMOTION

ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGIST

CONDUCT RESEARCHERS ON HOW PEOPLE WORK BEST WITH MACHINES; WORK IN INDUSTRY; HUMAN FACTORS SPECIALIST

EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGIST

STUDY HOW EVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES SUCH AS MUTATION, ADAPTATION, AND SELECTIVE FITNESS INFLUENCE HUMAN THOUGHT, FEELING, AND BEHAVIOR

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGIST

STUDY HOW PATIENTS HANDLE ILLNESS, WHY SOME PEOPLE DON’T FOLLOW MEDICAL ADVICE, TO CONTROL PAIN OR TO CHANGE POOR HEALTH HABITS

NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST

EXPLORE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BRAIN SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOR; USE NEW IMAGING TECHNIQUES TO THE NORMAL BRAIN FUNCTIONS

REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGIST

WORK WITH STROKE AND ACCICENT VICTIMS, PEOPLE WITH MENTAL RETARDATION, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CAUSED BY CEREBRALM EPILEPSY, AND AUTISM; HELP CLIENT ADAPT AND DEAL WITH ISSUES OF PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST

HELP ATHLETES REFINE FOCUS ON COMPETITION GOALS, BE MORE MOTIVATED AND DEAL WITH ANXIETY AND FEAR OF FAILURE