Forensic Psychology
A subfield of psychology, involves the application of psychological knowledge and methods to both civil and criminal legal questions
Developmental Psychology
A scientific approach which aims to explain growth, change and consistency though the lifespan
Industrial-organizational Psychology
solve workplace problems through research and application of psychological principles
Sport Psychology
An interdisciplinary science that draws on knowledge from many related fields including biomechanics, physiology, kinesiology and psychology. It involves the study of how psychological factors affect performance and how participation in sport and exercise affect psychological and physical factors.
Biological Psychology
Also known as Behavioral neuroscience, biopsychology, or psychobiology, is the application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals
Health Psychology
Health psychology examines how biological, social and psychological factors influence health and illness. Health psychologists use psychological science to promote health, prevent illness and improve health care systems. Also called behavioral medicine or medical psychology.
Environmental Psychology
Studies in the ways in which people and the environment influence one another
Branches & Fields of Psychology
Educational Psychology
The branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning.
Behavioral Psychology
The study of the connection between our minds and our behavior.
Military Psychology
The research, design, and application of psychological theories and empirical data towards understanding, predicting, and countering behaviors in friendly and enemy forces, or in civilian populations
Evolutionary psychology
Looks at how human behavior, for example language, has been affected by psychological adjustments during evolution.
Neuropsychology
A specialty field within clinical psychology that looks at the structure and function of the brain in relation to behaviors and psychological processes.
School Psychology
A field that applies principles of educational psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, community psychology, and applied behavior analysis to meet children's and adolescents' behavioral health and learning needs in a collaborative manner with educators and parents.
Cognitive Psychology
The scientific study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking".
Abnormal Psychology
The branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior, emotion and thought, which may or may not be understood as precipitating a mental disorder.
Clinical Psychology
An integration of science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.
Personality Psychology
A branch of psychology that studies personality and its variation among individuals.
Experimental Psychology
Conduct investigations into basic psychological processes, such as attention, perception, memory, and reasoning.