Applied psychology Applied psychology The basic premise of applied psychology is the use of psychological principles and theories to overcome practical problems in other fields, such as business management, product design, ergonomics, nutrition, and clinical medicine. Applied psychology includes the areas of industrial/organizational psychology, human factors, forensic psychology, as well as many other areas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Applied psychology"
Behavioral finance and behavioral economics are closely related fields which apply scientific research on human and social cognitive and emotional biases to better understand economic decisions and how they affect market prices, returns and the allocation of resources. The fields are primarily concerned with the rationality, or lack thereof, of economic agents. Behavioral models typically integrate insights from psychology with neo-classical economic theory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Behavioral finance"
Community Psychology lies at the intersection of Social Psychology, Political Science, and Community development. It is the study of how to use the principles of psychology to create communities of all sizes that promote mental health of their members. ...more on Wikipedia about "Community psychology"
Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational treatments, the psychology of teaching, and the social psychology of schools as organizations. Although the terms "educational psychology" and "school psychology" are often used interchangeably, researchers and theorists are likely to be identified as educational psychologists, whereas practitioners in schools or school-related settings are identified as school psychologists. Educational psychology is concerned with the processes of educational attainment among the general population and sub-populations such as gifted children and those subject to specific disabilities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Educational psychology"
In psychometrics, fluid and crystallized intelligence (abbreviated gf and gc respectively) are factors of intelligence test scores originally described by Raymond Cattell. Crystallized intelligence is usually described as being dependent on learning, while fluid intelligence is independent of past experience. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fluid and crystallized intelligence"
Industrial and organizational psychology (or I/O psychology) is also known as occupational psychology (in the United Kingdom) and work psychology (from the German, Arbeitpsychologie). ...more on Wikipedia about "Industrial and organizational psychology"
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Description: Introduction to psychology for general public and students. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of publications in psychology"
The strategy of buying stocks that have had high returns over the past three to twelve months and selling those that have had poor returns over the same period is referred to as momentum investing. It has been reported that this strategy yields average returns of 1% per month for the following 3-12 months (Jegadeesh and Titman). While consensus exists about the validity of this claim, economists have trouble reconciling this phenomenon using Efficient market theory. Two main hypotheses have been submitted to explain the effect. In the first, it's assumed that momentum investors bear significant risk for assuming this strategy, and thus the high returns are compensation for the risk. The second theory assumes that momentum investors are exploiting behavioral shortcomings in other investors, such as investor herding, investor over and underreaction, and belief perserverance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Momentum investing"
Neuroeconomics combines neuroscience, economics, and psychology to study how we make choices. It looks at the role of the brain when we evaluate decisions, categorize risks and rewards, and interact with each other. ...more on Wikipedia about "Neuroeconomics"
Physiological psychology is sometimes related to psychiatry, and in fact may end up becoming the parent branch which contains psychiatry. This term is not universally accepted as being official jargon, but the concept behind it is rather clear and it does unify several previously similar areas of research. ...more on Wikipedia about "Physiological psychology"
Propaganda is a specific type of message presentation directly aimed at influencing the opinions of people, rather than impartially providing information. In some cultures the term is neutral or even positive, while in others the term has acquired a strong negative connotation. Its connotations can also vary over time. For instance, in English, "propaganda" was originally a neutral term used to describe the dissemination of information in favor of a certain cause. Over time, however, the term acquired the negative connotation of disseminating false or misleading information in favor of a certain cause. Strictly speaking, a message does not have to be untrue to qualify as propaganda, but it may omit so many pertinent truths that it becomes highly misleading. ...more on Wikipedia about "Propaganda"
Psychohistory is the study of the psychological motivations of historical events. It combines the insights of psychotherapy with the research methodology of the social sciences to understand the emotional origin of the social and political behavior of groups and nations, past and present. This field of study is considered by some to have significant differences from the mainstream fields of history and psychology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Psychohistory"
Psycholinguistics or psychology of language ...more on Wikipedia about "Psycholinguistics"
Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. The field is primarily concerned with the study of differences between individuals. It involves two major research tasks, namely: (i) the construction of instruments and procedures for measurement; and (ii) the development and refinement of theoretical approaches to measurement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Psychometrics"
A school psychologist is a practicioner who applies his psychological training to assess and help school children. ...more on Wikipedia about "School psychologist"
Sense of community (or psychological sense of community) is a concept in social psychology (or more narrowly, in community psychology), which focuses on the experience of community rather than its structure, formation, setting, or other features. Sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists, and others have theorized about and carried out empirical research on community, but the psychological approach asks questions about the individual's perception, understanding, attitudes, feelings, etc. about community and his or her relationship to it and to others' participation - indeed to the complete, multifaceted community experience. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sense of community"
Social marketing is the application of commercial marketing concepts and techniques to target populations to achieve the goal of positive social change. Social marketing began as a formal discipline in 1971, with the publication of the first edition of Social Marketing by marketing experts Philip Kotler and Eduardo L. Roberto. Speaking of what they termed "social change campaigns," Kotler and Roberto introduced the subject by writing, “A social change campaign is an organized effort conducted by one group (the change agent) which attempts to persuade others (the target adopters) to accept, modify, or abandon certain ideas, attitudes, practices or behavior." Their 1989 text was updated in 2002 by Philip Kotler, Ned Roberto and Nancy Lee. ...more on Wikipedia about "Social marketing"
Traffic psychology is a young expanding field in psychology. Whereas traffic psychology is primarily related to "the study of the behaviour of road users and the psychological processes underlying that behaviour" (Rothengatter, 1997, 223) as well as to the relation between behaviour and accidents, transportation psychology, sometimes referred to as mobility psychology, has its focus on mobility issues, individual and social factors in the movement of people and goods, and travel demand management (TDM). ...more on Wikipedia about "Traffic psychology"
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