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SUBFEILDS 4. Students will be able to identify psychology’s main subfields

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS: 1. Largest group of practitioners 2. Involved in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders 3. Duties include psychological testing, interviewing and therapy

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGISTS: 1. Often work with clientele whose problems are of a moderate degree 2. Many counseling psychologists specialize in marital or family counseling

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS: 1. Concerned with social, intellectual and emotional development of elementary and secondary students 2. Work with children, parents and teachers 3. Often test students for special programs

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS: Involved in teacher training, curriculum design and other related educational processes

INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS: 1. Work in business and industry 2. Attempt to improve productivity 3. May develop employee selection programs, work with advertisers, study consumer behavior or design equipment

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS: 1. Broad classification for laboratory researchers 2. Work primarily in a specific area, such as memory, language or animal behavior

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS: 1. Experimental psychologists who study social situations 2. Study topics such as conformity, obedience and leadership style

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS Experimental psychologists who typically research behavior changes occurring across the lifespan that are due to maturation and development

PSYCHOMETRIC PSYCHOLOGISTS 1. Specialize in the measurement of behavior 2. Particularly skilled at using statistical procedures to develop reliable and valid tests