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Vast majority of psychologists in the United States are white 6 percent are members of racial minority groups Limiting diversity of the field Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. Today, ~75% of new psychology doctorates are earned by women. 2011Ĭlinical Neuropsychology Unites the areas of neuroscience and clinical psychology Focuses on the origin of psychological disorders in biological factors Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2011Įvolutionary Psychology Considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors Behavioral Genetics Seeks to understand how we might inherit certain behavioral traits and how the environment influences whether we actually display such traits Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. Social Psychology Study of how people’s thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others Cross-Cultural Psychology Investigates the similarities and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2011ġ2 How Do Our Social Networks Affect Behavior? 2011ġ1 How Do Psychological Factors Affect Physical and Mental Health?Ĭounseling Psychology Focuses primarily on educational, social, and career-adjustment problems Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. Health Psychology Explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease Clinical Psychology Deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2011ġ0 How Do Psychological Factors Affect Physical and Mental Health?

2011ĩ What Are the Sources of Change and Stability in Behavior Across the Life Span?ĭevelopmental Psychology Studies how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death Personality Psychology Focuses on the consistency in people’s behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2011Ĩ How Do People Sense, Perceive, Learn, and Think About the World?Įxperimental Psychology Studies the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world Subspecialty Cognitive psychology Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2011ħ What Are the Biological Foundations of Behavior?īehavioral Neuroscience Examines how the brain and the nervous system – as well as other biological processes – determine behavior Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. Subfields of Psychology: Psychology’s Family Tree Separated by the basic questions about behavior that they address Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2011ĭefinition of Psychology Scientific study of behavior and mental processes Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. What is the science of psychology? What are the major specialties in the field of psychology? Where do psychologists work? Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2011Ģ CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 10TH EDITION By Robert Feldman Powerpoint slides by Kimberly Foreman Revised for 10th Ed by Cathleen Hunt Copyright McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Understanding psychology by feldman free download pdf