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| they study the behavior of individuals or groups to ascertain and understand the fundamental processes of human behavior |
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interview
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counsel
provide therapy to persons suffering emotional or adjustment problems |
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| t o f psychologists can work in the hospital,clincs,and institutions |
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| what are some problems psychologists can deal with |
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developmental crises of adolescence
extreme psychotic conditions |
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| what can psychologists specialize in |
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| the assesment and treatment of persons with mental,emotional problems,and illnesses |
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| t or f psychologists can work in the clincal field |
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| t or f psychologists can help people with counseling |
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| what can psychologists help with in normal or moderately maladjusted people |
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| gain self understanding,recognize problems,and develop coping methods |
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| t or f psychologists can emphasize in preventing or forestalling the onset of mental illness |
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| what do psychologists pay particular attenion to in people |
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| the role of the education,work in a person's behavior,to the interaction b/t indviduals, and the environments in which they live |
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| what are developmental psychologists |
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| they investigate the development of indviduals from prenatal origins through old age |
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| what do dev psychologists determine |
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| the origins of human behavior and reasons for human growth and decline |
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| t or f industrial psychologists deal with problems of motivation and morale in the work settings |
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| what do industrial psychologists study |
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| how work is organized and suggest improvements designed to increase quality,productivity,and worker satisfaction |
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| t or f industrial psychologists can consult management to develop better training programs and preretirement counseling services |
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| what are educational psychologists |
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| they resolve problems in educational and training programs |
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| t or f educational psychologists dont analyze educational problems |
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| t or f educational psychologists can develop instructional materials |
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| t or f educational psychologists dont determine the best conditions for instruction |
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| t or f educational psychologists can evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs |
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| where are educational psychologists employed by |
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school systems
the military
private firms
industry |
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| what are experimental psychologists |
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| they design,conduct,and analyze experiments to develop knowledge regarding human and animal behavior |
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| what are some examples of experimental psychologists |
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comparative psychologists
learning psychologists
physiological psychologists |
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| what are enigennering psychologists |
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| they deal with the design and use of the systems and environments in which people live and work |
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| what do enigeneering psychologists develop |
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| efficent and acceptable interactions in work areas |
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| what do engineering psychologists design |
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| equipment,work areas,and systems involving interaction of humans and machines |
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| t or f enigneering psychologists devleop aids,training devices and requirements necessary to train personael to operate systems successfully |
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| what are personnal psychologists |
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| apply thier professional knowlwdge and skills to the hiring,assignment,and promotion of employees in order to increase productivity and job satisfaction |
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| t or f personnel psychologists gather data from tests and interviews |
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| t or f personal psychologits apply the psychological techiniques to normal work activities |
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| what are psychometric psychologists |
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| they directly measure human behavior primarily thorugh the use of tests |
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| t or f psychometric psychologits are well trained in math,statcis, and computers |
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| what do psychometric psychologists do |
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| they design,develop,and validate intelligence,aptitude,personality tests,analyze complex statistical data and design various types of research investigations |
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| t of f psychometric psychologists conduct pilot studies of newly developed materials and devise and apply procedures for measuring the psychological variables affecting human behavior |
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| what are rehabilitation psychologists |
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| they work with disabled persons to assess the degree of disablity and devlop ways to correct or compensate for these impairments |
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| t or f rehabilitation psychologists restore the patient's emotional,physical,social,and economic effectiveness |
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| what are school psychologists |
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| they study the effects of groups and indviduals on the thoughts,feelings,attitudes,and behavior of the individual |
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| what do school psychologists develop |
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| effective programs for improving the intellectual,social,and emotional development of children in an educational system or school |
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| where do psychologists work |
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clinics
schools
private practice
hospitals
nursing homes
industries
corporations
government agencies
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| what is the median annual earning of wage and salary for clinical counsleing and school psychologists |
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| the middle 50 percent earned b/t 48,700 and 82,800 |
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| what was the salary for clincal counsling and school psychologists in may 2008 |
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what was the median annual earnings of wage and salary industrial organizational psychologists
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| the middle 50 percent earned b/t 54,100 and 115,720 |
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| what was the salary in may 2008 for salary industrial organizational psychologists |
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| what are the educational requirements to be a psychologist |
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| a msater's or doctoral degree and a liscense |
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| t or f the the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) awards speciality certification in 13 different areas |
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| t or f candidates for ABPP certification must meet general criteria that consist of a doctorate in psychology as well as state licesnsure |
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| t or f candiiatates for the ABPP in psychology must meet additional criteria for thier field or speciality |
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| t or f if you want to specilize in psychology you must be able to pass a speciality board examination |
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