Field Journal
How Psychology Benefits ..Society
Positive Psychology
Although a new form of applied science, positive psychology examines positive people in an attempt to help others achieve the same happiness. Research focues on strength, happiness, and success.
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In Society, positive psychologists research strong, positive, and/or successful people in order to gain knowledge on how to help others become successful in the world.
Personality Psychology
Personality psychology examines personality, which is the set of characteristics that influence a person’s thoughts, motivations, and behaviors.
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In Society, a personality psychologist might study why some people tend to procrastinate and why others prefer to start work long before a due date.
Health Psychology
Health psychologists focus on how biological, social, and psychological factors influence physical wellness. Health psychologists seek to understand the relationships between behavior and health.
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In Society, health psychologists provide research teaching people at risk for heart disease ways to eat healthy, lowering their chance for heart attacks.
Biopsychology
Biopsychologists study the relationships between biology and psychology. They attempt to explain how those relationships influence behavior and understanding.
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In Society, a biopsychologist might study how the brain and eyes communicate to interpret the words a person is reading on the screen.
Education Psychology
Education psychologists use research to develop theories about teaching and learning. The resulting theories are used to train teachers to improving teaching strategies and maximize student learning.
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In Society, education psychologists study children and their learning habits to better create education plans and facilites for the students of the world to best gain knowledge.
Developmental Psychology
Developmental psychologists study how people grow and change physically, mentally, and emotionally over the course of a lifetime.
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In Society, a developmental psychologist might study how the relationship between parents and children influences children’s relationships later in life, as teenagers or adults.