Psychology
From Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia written in simple English for easy reading.
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind, brain, and behavior. Usually psychology studies humans, but it sometimes also studies animals.
Psychologists are people who practice or work in the field of Psychology. A psychologist may work in either basic research or in applied research. Basic research is the scientific study of the psychology of people or animals simply because he or she wants to know more about it. Applied research is using knowledge from basic research to solve real-world problems.
Psychology has many different divisions or areas of study and practice. These include behavioral psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, evolutionary psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, neuropsychology, psychometrics, social psychology, and others.
Contents |
[edit] Education
To become a psychologist, a person must first get a degree at university. Then the person goes to graduate school. A Master's degree takes a shorter time and the graduate can use the initials M.S. (Master of Science) after his name. A Doctorate degree takes a longer time and the graduate can use the initials Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) after his name. The American Psychological Association says that a person needs a Ph.D. to call himself a psychologist.
[edit] See also
- Psychiatry
- Neurology
- Major Theories of Psychology
[edit] Web links
- Encyclopedia of Psychology A web site with all kinds of information about psychology.
- Psychoworld.sk - human psychology news
[edit] Upcoming events in psychology
This short article can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.
