Transcription of Prepared By: Dr. Vijay Kumar Lecturer PGGCG-11, Chandigarh
1 Prepared By: Dr. Vijay Kumar Lecturer Department of PsychologyPGGCG-11, ChandigarhThe Scope of psychology Aspsychologyhasevolvedasascience,itsfiel dsofspecializationhavemultipliedanditsed ucationalandtrainingrequirementshavebeco meformalized. can be classified in one of the three categories:Practitioners:Psychologistswh ousetheirknowledgeofpsychologytoaidindiv idualsorgroupsbyprovidingcertainserviced , of specialization in PsychologyResearch Specialties:ExperimentalPsychology: Thisbranchaimsatunderstandingthefundamen talcausesofbehaviour. Studybasicpsychologicalprocessesassensat ion,perception,learning,memory,cognition ,motivation,andemotion. Workmostlyinthelaboratoryandmayuseanimal saswellashumanbeingsintheirresearch. psychology :The branch of psychology that studies the connection between the nervous and endocrine system and :Itisstudyofindividualdifferencesinbehav iour,thesourcestheconsequencesofsuchdiff erences, :Itinvestigatedallaspectsofcognition-mem ory,thinking,reasoning,language, , psychology :Afieldofspecializationthatdea lswithlearning,motivation,andothersubjec tsintheactualeducationalprocesstogetherw iththepracticalapplicationofpsychologica lprinciplestoeducationAbnormalPsychology :Scientificstudyofhumanandtheetiologyorc auseofpersonaldefects,orhuman sbehaviorwhichdeviatesfromtheaveragereac tion, Specialties:Industrial-Organizational psychology :>Industrial-OrganizationalPsy chologyisconcernedwiththemethodsofselect ing,training,counseling,andsupervisingpe rsonnelinbusinessandindustry.
2 >Studyofhumannatureandreactionsasrelated toproblemsofindustry,especiallyaffecting personnelandjobefficiency.>Focusesonmaki ngtheworkplacemorefulfilling,andmoreprod uctiveforbothworkersandtheiremployersGui danceandCounselingPsychology:>Dedicatedt ohelpingpeoplewitheducational,joborcaree r,andsocialadjustments.>Administrationan dinterpretationofpsychologicaltests,such asintelligence,achievement,andvocational tests.>Mostlyworkedinschoolsasschoolscou nselors(morecommonlyknownasguidancecouns elors).MilitaryPsychology:> psychology :Work with children to evaluate learning & Emotional :Applypsychologicalprinciplestothediagno sisandtreatmentofemotional&behavioralpro blems.
