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psychology
psychology science or study of the thought processes and behavior of humans and other animals in their interaction with the environment. Psychologists study processes of sense perception , thinking, learning , cognition, emotions and motivations , personality , abnormal behavior, interactions b... Read more
senility
senility , deterioration of body and mind associated with old age. Indications of old age vary in the time of their appearance. Stooped posture, wrinkled skin, decrease in muscle strength, changes in the lens and muscles of the eye, brittleness of bone and stiffness of the joints, and hardening of t... Read more
casuistry
casuistry [Lat., casus =case], art of applying general moral law to particular cases. Although most often associated with theology (it has been utilized since the inception of Christianity), it is also used in law and psychology. The function of casuistry is to analyze motives so individual judgme... Read more
Edward Bradford Titchener
Edward Bradford Titchener , 1867-1927, American psychologist, b. Chichester, England, grad. Oxford, 1890. He studied in Leipzig (Ph.D. 1892) under Wundt (whose Principles of Physiological Psychology he translated), and in 1892 he became head of the new psychological laboratory at Cornell, where he... Read more
William Halse Rivers Rivers
William Halse Rivers Rivers 1864-1922, British anthropologist. He taught at Cambridge from 1893 until shortly before his death. Trained in medicine and psychology, he pioneered in the experimental study of mental functions among preliterate peoples, making his first field investigations in 1898 amo... Read more
George Trumbull Ladd
George Trumbull Ladd 1842-1921, American philosopher, b. Painesville, Ohio, grad. Western Reserve Univ., 1864, and Andover Theological Seminary, 1869. He taught at Yale from 1881 until his retirement in 1906. Influenced by Hermann Lotze, he worked primarily in experimental psychology and founded th... Read more
Granville Stanley Hall
Granville Stanley Hall 1844-1924, American psychologist and educator, b. Ashfield, Mass., grad. Williams, 1867. G. Stanley Hall taught at Antioch and Harvard, studied experimental psychology in Germany, and in 1882 organized at Johns Hopkins a psychological laboratory that rapidly took a leading po... Read more
Kurt Lewin
Kurt Lewin , 1890-1947, American psychologist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1914. He taught at the Univ. of Berlin before coming to the United States in 1932. He was professor (1935-44) of child psychology at the Univ. of Iowa and director (from 1944) of the research center for group dynamics ... Read more
determinism
determinism philosophical thesis that every event is the inevitable result of antecedent causes. Applied to ethics and psychology, determinism usually involves a denial of free will , although many philosophers have attempted to reconcile the two concepts. Thomas Hobbes, identifying the will with ... Read more
Paul F. Lazarsfeld
Paul F. Lazarsfeld , 1901-76, American sociologist, b. Vienna. After beginning as a mathematician, he established a research center for social psychology. Emigrating to the United States in 1933, he taught at Columbia Univ. (1949-69), where he founded the Bureau of Applied Social Research. Lazarsfel... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "applied psychology"

Applied Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology Applied psychology The area of psychology in which basic...by individuals on a daily basis. Applied psychology can be best understood by comparing...psychological theory and research. Applied psychology utilizes this knowledge to actively...
Psychology/Psychologist
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology ...psychology referred to as basic and applied psychology . Individual psychologists...psychology of personality. Applied psychology is the area of psychology concerned...problems. Other subfields of applied psychology include school psychology...
psychology
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...reach toward their greatest potential. Modern Psychology Modern psychology is divided into several subdisciplines, each...years have seen a rise in the significance of applied psychology—as can be seen from the areas contemporary...
Industrial Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology Industrial psychology The subfield of applied psychology in which practical problems in the workplace are addressed...products. A distinguishing characteristic of industrial psychology is that the focus of research and other work is to solve...
Sports Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology ...subfields, such as social psychology and behavioral psychology, have been applied successfully to the study...performance. Techniques applied include anxiety management...are also part of sports psychology programs for athletes...
Economic Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...and influence economic psychology. Behavioral economics...together economics and psychology, though in the main it...sociological enquiry are applied to economic institutions. The field of economic psychology will remain valid and...
Psychologist
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders ...psychology referred to as basic and applied psychology. Basic psychology encompasses...psychology of personality. Applied psychology is the area of psychology concerned...problems. Other subfields of applied psychology include school psychology...
Münsterberg, Hugo
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...identified with the promotion of applied psychology than Hugo M ü nsterberg...Scientific Psychology. Journal of Applied Psychology 91 (2): 414 –...nsterberg and the Origins of Applied Psychology . Philadelphia: Temple University...
Sir Frederic Charles Bartlett
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...through the development of applied experimental psychology in Britain during and after...Study (1958). Problems in Applied Psychology On the outbreak of World...Medical Research Council's Applied Psychology Research Unit, of which...
Edward Lee Thorndike
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...tests and measurements, and the psychology of school subjects. In 1921...First Book (1912), and The Psychology of Arithmetic (1922), dealt...day. Thorndike's belief in applied psychology prompted the Thorndike Arithmetics...

Dictionary entries related to "applied psychology"

psychology of religion
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church psychology of religion. A modern field of study in which the concepts and methods of psychology are applied to religious experience and behaviour...investigate such possible applications of psychology was W. James ; he studied the experience...
Hall, Granville Stanley (1844-1924)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...which was the American Journal of Psychology , which eventually became a forum...was also professor of philosophy and psychology and launched more reviews, including the Journal of Applied Psychology . In 1892 he also served as president...
Archives de Psychologie, Les
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...Flournoy was then a professor of experimental psychology in the Department of Science at the University...Jean Piaget, who reinforced the focus on child psychology and applied psychology. After 1930 the review devoted almost no space...
Enriquez-Joly, Micheline (1931-1987)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...Institut de psychologie (Institute of Psychology), where she obtained diplomas in applied psychology, psychopedagogy, and psychopathology...where she obtained a certificate in social psychology. She also studied Russian at the...
Lechat, Fernand (1895-1959)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...psychologist with the Center for Applied Psychology and a psychoanalyst, was born...became a fervent believer in depth psychology and devised a personality test...character examination in industrial psychology. After the end of World War...
Jankélévitch, Samuel (1869-1951)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...handful of articles in medical and applied psychology journals. His books reflect...anthropology, sociology, biology, psychology, and psychoanalysis. In the...and Totem and Taboo and Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego in...
Psychoterapia (Psixoterapijaobrozrenie Voprosov Lecenija I Prikladonoj Psixologii)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...Psychoterapia, A Review of Questions of Therapy and Applied Psychology with a view to introducing Russian practitioners to...neurosis. But it also published works of psychoanalysis applied to subjects as diverse as political jousting, stage...
Marcinowski, Johannes (Jaroslaw) (1868-1935)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...f ü r angewandte Seelenkunde (Society for applied psychology) in Munich. He resigned one year later along with...medizinische Psychologie (Study group for medical psychology) founded by Carl Gustav Heyer at the University of...
Schneider, Ernst (1878-1957)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...Geneva, then, from 1920 to 1928, taught general psychology, psycho-pathology, and characterology at the University...de psychologie appliqu é e (Institute of applied psychology) in Z ü rich. In 1926, together with Heinrich...
Imago. Zeitschrift für die Anwendung der Psychoanalyse auf die Geisteswissenschaften
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...Schriften zur angewandten Seelenkunde" (Essays on applied psychology), published by Franz Deuticke. With Imago , the...outside therapy. A number of Freud's contributions to applied psychoanalysis appeared in Imago , ranging from excerpts...

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Where are the non-traditional applied areas of psychology in introductory psychology textbooks?
Magazine article from: North American Journal of Psychology; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...amount of non-traditional applied psychology content makes up only 1.82...Many of those subfields are applied psychology, which can be defined as using...The largest subfields of applied psychology are clinical, counseling...
Exploring Applied Psychology: Origins and Critical Analyses. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: British Journal of Psychology; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...discuss historical aspects of an applied psychology field and to draw contemporary...industrial and organizational psychology from 1893 to 1930, through...familiar pattern in the history of applied psychology: namely, the assumption that...
Establishment of institute of applied psychology, recruitment of industrial psychologists stressed at KU seminar.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 10/11/2004; 700+ words ; ...establishment of an institute of applied psychology as a joint venture of University...establishing an institute of applied psychology, saying research done in other countries could not be applied in Pakistani due to change in...
BARUCH PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR TO BE HONORED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY BY PEERS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/23/2006; 608 words ; ...International Advancement of Applied Psychology (IAAP) at the 36th International Congress of Applied Psychology. The award will be presented...industrial and organizational psychology and applied mathematics for finance...
New applied experimental psychology research from Arizona State University outlined.
Newspaper article from: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal; 8/1/2009; 700+ words ; ...the Journal of Experimental Psychology - Applied (A Model of Motor Inhibition...Journal of Experimental Psychology - Applied, 2009;15(2):91-105...State University, Dept. of Applied Psychology, Santa Catalina Hall, 7291...
Evaluating online learners in applied psychology.
Magazine article from: Academic Exchange Quarterly; 12/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...receiving their degree training in applied psychology online learn not only information...online graduate learners in applied psychology are suggested...online graduate learners in applied psychology, representing a glimpse into...
New applied psychology study findings have been published by scientists at University of California.
Newspaper article from: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal; 3/7/2009; 700+ words ; ...published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, "Previous distance-related...their study in the Journal of Applied Psychology (Do You See What We See...Leaders and Teams Journal of Applied Psychology, 2009;94(1):62-76...
Data on applied psychology detailed by researchers at Seoul National University.
Newspaper article from: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal; 3/7/2009; 696 words ; ...published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, "The present study integrates...their study in the Journal of Applied Psychology (Innovation Implementation...Collective Dynamics. Journal of Applied Psychology, 2009;94(1):245-253...
New applied psychology research has been reported by M.E.P. Seligman et al.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal; 8/4/2008; 700+ words ; ...results of their research in Applied Psychology - an International Review...Internationale (Positive health. Applied Psychology - an International Review...The publisher of the journal Applied Psychology - an International Review...
Data on applied psychology discussed by researchers at University of Akron.
Newspaper article from: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal; 6/20/2009; 700+ words ; ...their study in the Journal of Applied Psychology (Something's Got to Give...Resource Allocation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 2009;94(3):678-691...information for the Journal of Applied Psychology is: American Psychological...