subfeilds

1. subfeilds 4. Students will be able to identify psychology’s main subfields

2. Clinical Psychologists: 1. Largest group of practitioners • 2. Involved in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders • 3. Duties include psychological testing, interviewing and therapy

3. Counseling Psychologists: • 1. Often work with clientele whose problems are of a moderate degree • 2. Many counseling psychologists specialize in marital or family counseling

4. School Psychologists: • 1. Concerned with social, intellectual and emotional development of elementary and secondary students • 2. Work with children, parents and teachers • 3. Often test students for special programs

5. Educational Psychologists: • Involved in teacher training, curriculum design and other related educational processes

6. Industrial/Organizational Psychologists: • 1. Work in business and industry • 2. Attempt to improve productivity • 3. May develop employee selection programs, work with advertisers, study consumer behavior or design equipment

7. Experimental Psychologists: • 1. Broad classification for laboratory researchers • 2. Work primarily in a specific area, such as memory, language or animal behavior

8. Social Psychologists: • 1. Experimental psychologists who study social situations • 2. Study topics such as conformity, obedience and leadership style

9. Developmental Psychologists • Experimental psychologists who typically research behavior changes occurring across the lifespan that are due to maturation and development

10. Psychometric Psychologists • 1. Specialize in the measurement of behavior • 2. Particularly skilled at using statistical procedures to develop reliable and valid tests