Subfields in Psychology

the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits

• personality psychology

• psychometrics

• psychiatry

• basic research

• developmental psychology

pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base

• basic research

• psychometrics

• developmental psychology

• • educational psychology

• • applied research

a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.

• • psychometrics

• • basic research

• • developmental psychology

• • educational psychology

• • personality psychology

the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning

• • counseling psychology

• • social psychology

• • personality psychology

• • developmental psychology

• • educational psychology

the study of individuals' characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting.

• • developmental psychology

• • personality psychology

• • social psychology

• • human factor psychology

• • clinical psychology

the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.

• • developmental psychology

• • educational psychology

• • personality psychology

• • social psychology

• • human factor psychology

scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.

• • applied research

• • basic research

• • industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology

• • human factor psychology

• • psychometrics

the application of psychological concepts and methods of optimizing human behavior in workplaces.

• • human factor psychology

• • counseling psychology

• • industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology

• • clinical psychology

• • community psychology

a field of psychology that explores how people and machines interact and how physical environments can be made safe and easy to use.

• ndustrial-organizational (I/O) psychology

• • counseling psychology

• • community psychology

• • human factor psychology

• • clinical psychology

a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well being.

• • counseling psychology

• • clinical psychology

• • personality psychology

• • social psychology

• • community psychology