: What Psychologists Do By Austin Blair
: Clinical Psychologists Make up the largest group of psychologists
Help people with psychological problems
Trained to evaluate psychological problems through the use of interviews and psychological tests
Work in hospitals, prisons, colleges, etc.
Should NOT be confused with psychiatrists
: Counseling Psychologists Treat people with adjustment problems
Help clarify goals, overcome problems, and meet challenges
: School Psychologists Identify and help students that have problems that interfere with learning
Identify problems by talking to teachers, parents, and the students themselves
Observe students in the classroom to see how they interact with others
Make recommendations regarding placement of students
: Educational Psychologists Focus on course planning and instructional methods
Concerned with theoretical issues that relate to abilities, learning, and the students themselves
Help prepare standardized tests (e.g. SAT, ACT, CLEP)
: Developmental Psychologists Study changes that occur throughout one's lifespan
Changes can be physical, emotional, cognitive, or social
Specialize in the challenges of adolescence
: Personality Psychologists Identify characteristics or traits!
: Social Psychologists Concerned with people's behavior in social situations
Behavior, Attraction, Conformity, Prejudice, Discrimination, Aggressive, Helpful
: Experimental Psychologists Conduct research into basic processes
Relationships between biological changes and psychological events
Basic Research = Research that has no immediate application and is done for its own sake
: Industrial & Organizational Psychologists Focus on people and work
Study behavior of people in organizations
Employed by business firms to increase worker output and improve working conditions
: Other Specialists Concerned in which the ways buildings serve or fail to serve human needs
Study behavior of shoppers to explain and predict their behavior Expert witness to testify whether a person accused of a crime is or is not competent enough to stand trial
Examine ways in which behavior and mental processes are related to physical health
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