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Here are a few of the many possible specialty areas for psychology majors. Click the links below for more information:

Behavioral Psychology - concerned with measurable behaviors, operant conditioning, classical conditioning, and reinforcement.

Biological Psychology - uses a bottom-up approach, examining the biology that underlies psychological conditions, mental processes and addiction.

Clinical Psychology - The study and application of psychological information in a clinical setting to help individuals

Counseling psychology - Usually involves working with a client or clients to help them with psychological issues.

Criminal Psychology - Studies criminal behavior and the psychology of dangerous and violent offenders. Sometimes helps police by creating a psycholgical profile of a wanted criminal.

Developmental Psychology - Studies the normative changes that occur in development. They study Eriksons developmental stages, and things like attachment theory.

Environmental Psychology - Studies the interactions between people and their environments. 

Evolutionary Psychology - Studies how cognitive processes and brain funcions relate to evolutionary pressures. 

Forensic Psychology - The application of psychological principles to law.They testify in criminal cases, provide research in court about the accuracy of statements, and give psychological examinations.

Health Psychology - Studies the link between psychology and health. Looks at biological, psycholgical, and social factors influencing health. 

Humanistic Psychology - Views people as generally good, and looks at ways to help them grow. Focuses on the client’s capacity for self-direction, and understanding their own development. 

Industrial organizational psychology - works on improving the functions of a system. Optimizes peformance of workers, and businesses. They streamline tasks, reorganize things, improving working conditions with things like plants, coffee, suggestion boxes, etc…

Neuropsychology - Studies the brain in order understand behavior. Sometimes works with animal models to understand things like addiction, depression, learned helplessness, and more. Research in this field is currently having a big impact on all areas of psychology. 

Research Psychology - Does reseach and statistical analysis. Focuses on conducting studies, collecting research data, data analysis, and getting publications.

School Psychology - Helps students in schools, sometimes works as school counselors, creates programs to improve performance and help children who are stuggling 

Social Psychology - Studies the social influences on behavior and mental processes. Looks at what happens in social situations, social learning, etc. 

Sports psychology - works to improve the body, and optimize performance in sports and exercise.

Student Guide to Psychology