RELATED/SUBFIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards
Assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Study human perception, thinking and memory
COGNITIVE AND PERCEPTUAL PSYCHOLOGISTS-
Provide counseling services to individuals, groups, and organizations (schools, hospitals) to help people cope with problems.
COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGISTS
Study psychological development at various life stages.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Study how teaching and learning take place.
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Study how people work best with machines.
ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGIST
Gather data on how humans and animals respond to their
environment through research that involves manipulating variables in a laboratory setting.
EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Apply psychological principles to legal issues.
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGISTS
Examine how various factors affect health and illness, as well as effective ways to control pain or change habits.
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGIST
Apply psychological research and principles to the
workplace to improve productivity and quality of work life.
INDUSTRIAL OR ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Explore relationships between brain systems and behavior, including issues of memory, brain injuries, diseases, and brain function.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST
Work with schools to counsel students and consult with parents and staff.
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
Work with athletes on issues of anxiety, fear of failure, focus, motivation, and competition.
SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST
when people cross their arms
they are guarded/uncomfortable
do not give advice to the person because
they will become independent on you