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Psychology Today
- Research Areas in Psychology
- 1) Developmental 2) Social 3) Experimental 4) Physiological 5) Cognitive
6) Personality 7) Psychometrics
- 1) Developmental 2) Social 3) Experimental 4) Physiological 5) Cognitive
6) Personality 7) Psychometrics
- Professional Specialties in Psychology
- 1) Clinical 2) Counselling 3) Educational and School
4) Industrial and Organizational
- 1) Clinical 2) Counselling 3) Educational and School
4) Industrial and Organizational
- Seven Key Themes
- Themes Related to Psych as a Field of Study
- 1) Psych is empirical
- its conclusions are based
on direct observation rather
than on reasoning,
speculation, traditional
beliefs, or common sense
- its conclusions are based
on direct observation rather
than on reasoning,
speculation, traditional
beliefs, or common sense
- 2) Psych is theoretically
diverse
- no single theory can
adequately explain
everything that is known
about behaviour;
differing theoretical
perspectives often
provide a more
complete understanding
of behaviour
- no single theory can
adequately explain
everything that is known
about behaviour;
differing theoretical
perspectives often
provide a more
complete understanding
of behaviour
- 3) Psych evolves in a
sociohistorical context
- dense interconnections exist
between what happens in
psych and what happens in
society at large; trends, issues,
and values in society influence
psych's evolutions
- dense interconnections exist
between what happens in
psych and what happens in
society at large; trends, issues,
and values in society influence
psych's evolutions
- 1) Psych is empirical
- Themes Related to Psych's Subject Matter
- 4) Behaviour is
determined by multiple
causes
- behaviour is
complex; it is
governed by a
complex network of
interacting factors,
'multifactorial
causation of
behaviour'
- behaviour is
complex; it is
governed by a
complex network of
interacting factors,
'multifactorial
causation of
behaviour'
- 5) Behaviour is
shaped by cultural
heritage
- people's
cultural
backgrounds
exert
considerable
influence
over their
behaviour
- people's
cultural
backgrounds
exert
considerable
influence
over their
behaviour
- 6) Heredity and
Environment jointly
influence behaviour
- genetics and
experience jointly
influence intelligence,
temperament,
personality &
susceptibility to many
psychological disorders
- genetics and
experience jointly
influence intelligence,
temperament,
personality &
susceptibility to many
psychological disorders
- 7) People's
experience of the
world is highly
subjective
- people actively process incoming
stimulation, selectively focusing on
some aspects and ignoring others &
impose organization on the stimuli
they pay attention to
- people actively process incoming
stimulation, selectively focusing on
some aspects and ignoring others &
impose organization on the stimuli
they pay attention to
- 4) Behaviour is
determined by multiple
causes
- Themes Related to Psych as a Field of Study
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