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Careers in Psychology, Sixth Edition helps students navigate and plan for their futures by offering exposure to the rich careers in each subfield of psychology and prompting students to consider the what, why and how of each option.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I ¿ Making Decisions About Psychology
Chapter 1 ¿ Choosing a Major
Chapter 2 ¿ Majoring in Psychology and Preparing for Your Career
Part II ¿ Practice-Oriented Fields in Psychology
Chapter 3 ¿ Clinical and Counseling Psychology
Chapter 4 ¿ School Psychology
Chapter 5 ¿ Legal and Forensic Psychology
Chapter 6 ¿ Health Psychology
Chapter 7 ¿ Sport Psychology
Part III ¿ Research and Applied Research Fields in Psychology
Chapter 8 ¿ Biopsychology, Cognitive Neuropsychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology
Chapter 9 ¿ Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and Human Factors Psychology
Chapter 10 ¿ Experimental and Quantitative Psychology
Chapter 11 ¿ Social and Consumer Psychology
Chapter 12 ¿ Developmental Psychology
Part IV ¿ Preparing for the Future
Chapter 13 ¿ Getting a Job With Your Bachelor's Degree
Chapter 14 ¿ Graduate-Level Careers in Psychology
Chapter 15 ¿ Getting Into Graduate School in Psychology
References
Index
About the author
Tara L. Kuther is professor of psychology at Western Connecticut State University where she has taught courses in child, adolescent, and adult development for 30 years. She earned her PhD in developmental psychology at Fordham University. Dr. Kuther is fellow of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA, Division 2), has served in various capacities in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and Society for Research on Adolescence, and is the former chair of the Teaching Committee for the Society for Research in Child Development. Her research interests include social cognition and risky activity in adolescence and adulthood. She is the award-winning author of Lifespan Development: Lives in Context, other developmental psychology texts, as well as books to promote student professional development and help them succeed in college and afterward.
Robert Morgan is Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Southern Illinois University.
