PSY 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canadian Psychological Association, Doctor Of Psychology, Memorial University Of Newfoundland
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What psychologists do: three categories of professional activities for psychologists, teaching and doing research in colleges and universities, providing health or mental-health services (psychological practice, conducting applied research for non- academic settings (business, sports, government, law, and military) Psychological research: two broad areas of research: Pure research conducted to seek knowledge for its own sake. Finds practical uses for the knowledge gained from research. Experimental psychologists: research learning, motivation, emotion, sensation and perception, physiology and cognition. Educational psychologists: search for ways to improve educational systems. Developmental psychologists: study how people grow and change over time. Industrial/organizational psychologists: study behaviour in the workplace (decision-making, employee morale, work motivation, etc. ) Psychometric psychologists: design and evaluate tests of mental abilities, aptitudes, interests and personality. Practitioners that work in mental hospitals, general hospitals, clinics, schools, counselling centres, and private practice. School psychologists: work with parents & teachers to enhance performance.
