Unit 0: Different Types of Psychology (forms of applied research)

Question 1

Industrial/Organization (I/O) Psychology

Answer 1

study how to increase worker satisfaction and productivity examples include management styles that motivate workers

Question 2

Psychometrics

Answer 2

using statistics to analyze and explain human behavior, for example, interpreting tests of intelligence or depression

Question 3

Positive Psychology

Answer 3

science of human happiness

Question 4

Health Psychology

Answer 4

the discipline is concerned with understanding how psychological behavioral and cultural factors contribute to physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly