Careers in Psychology

Opportunities in a Changing World
6. Revised Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-0718-5227-9
Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 556 g

Careers in Psychology, Sixth Edition helps students navigate and plan for their futures by offering exposure to the rich careers in each subfield of psychology and prompting students to consider the what, why and how of each option.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kuther, Tara L.

Morgan, Robert D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Part I • Making Decisions About Psychology

Chapter 1 • Choosing a Major

Chapter 2 • Majoring in Psychology and Preparing for Your Career

Part II • Practice-Oriented Fields in Psychology

Chapter 3 • Clinical and Counseling Psychology

Chapter 4 • School Psychology

Chapter 5 • Legal and Forensic Psychology

Chapter 6 • Health Psychology

Chapter 7 • Sport Psychology

Part III • Research and Applied Research Fields in Psychology

Chapter 8 • Biopsychology, Cognitive Neuropsychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology

Chapter 9 • Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Human Factors Psychology

Chapter 10 • Experimental and Quantitative Psychology

Chapter 11 • Social and Consumer Psychology

Chapter 12 • Developmental Psychology

Part IV • Preparing for the Future

Chapter 13 • Getting a Job With Your Bachelor’s Degree

Chapter 14 • Graduate-Level Careers in Psychology

Chapter 15 • Getting Into Graduate School in Psychology

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Morgan, Robert D.
Robert Morgan is Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Southern Illinois University.

Kuther, Tara L.
Tara L. Kuther is professor of psychology at Western Connecticut State University where she has taught courses in child, adolescent, and adult development for 30 years. She earned her PhD in developmental psychology at Fordham University. Dr. Kuther is fellow of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA, Division 2), has served in various capacities in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and Society for Research on Adolescence, and is the former chair of the Teaching Committee for the Society for Research in Child Development. Her research interests include social cognition and risky activity in adolescence and adulthood. She is the award-winning author of Lifespan Development: Lives in Context, other developmental psychology texts, as well as books to promote student professional development and help them succeed in college and afterward.