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Applied Psychology

Applied Psychology. Applied psychology. Basic Research: how it works What situations are related to cheating? What are the causes of teen pregnancy? Applied Research: how to use it How can we decrease disease spread? How can we decrease teen pregnancy?. Apply psychology to a problem.

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Applied Psychology

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  1. Applied Psychology

  2. Applied psychology • Basic Research: how it works • What situations are related to cheating? • What are the causes of teen pregnancy? • Applied Research: how to use it • How can we decrease disease spread? • How can we decrease teen pregnancy?

  3. Apply psychology to a problem • 1) What would you want to know from previous psychology research – what background information would be helpful? • 2) Describe how at least 1 psychological principle (vocabulary terms/ theories/ findings) would relate to this problem. • 3) How can you solve the problem?

  4. Topics in psychology • Research Methods & Ethics • Brain and behavior • Sensation and Perception • Memory • Motivation and Emotion • Intelligence • States of Consciousness • Learning / Behavioral Psychology • Development • Psychological Disorders • Gender & Sexuality • Social Behavior

  5. Industrial/organizational • What is related to employee satisfaction and production? • Organizational culture: dress, communication, power, hiring, firing, goals, conflicts, values, special occasions • Leadership styles • X: focusing on efficiency, quotas, schedules, “goading” work • Y: giving autonomy, responsibility, meeting people’s needs, challenging, “self-directed”

  6. environmental • How do our physical environments effect us? • How can we protect our natural environment? • Social dilemma: behavior with immediate rewards but bad long term • Group behavior

  7. Human factors psychology • How can we apply what is known about human perception, motor skills, etc., to making products and environments useful? • Usability testing

  8. APPLIED psychology • Education • Conflict • Politics • Business/Marketing • Community Health • Social Problems • Rehabilitation

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