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Chapter 16: Applied Psychology


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Chapter 16: Applied Psychology

    1. What is Applied Psychology
    2. Industrial/Organization Psychology
      1. Industrial Psychology
        1. Job Analysis
        2. Selection
        3. Performance Appraisal
        4. Training
      2. Organizational Psychology
        1. Job Satisfaction
        2. Motivation
        3. Communication
        4. The Changing Places and Faces of Organizations
        5. Gender and Ethnicity
      3. Human Factors (Engineering) Psychology
    3. Environmental Psychology
      1. Noise
      2. Density and Crowding
      3. Changing Environmentally Damaging Behavior
    4. Forensic Psychology
      1. Characteristics of Defendants and Juries
      2. The Jury System in Action
        1. The Media and Pretrial Publicity
        2. Making Judgments and Decisions
      3. Psychologists as Expert Witnesses
        1. Insanity Defense
        2. Competency to stand trial
        3. Civil commitment
        4. Psychological damages in civil cases
        5. Negligence and product liability
        6. Class action suits
        7. Guardianship and Conservatorship
        8. Child custody
    5. Sports Psychology
      1. Improving Sports Performance
        1. Emphasize the process rather than the outcome
        2. Use deep breathing and muscle relaxation
        3. Use cognitive restructuring and positive self-talk
        4. Use visualization
      2. Enjoying Sports Participation
    6. What is Applied Psychology
    7. Educational Psychology
      1. Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, and Schools
      2. Exceptional Learners
      3. Learner-Centered Psychological Principles
        1. The nature of learning
        2. Goals of learning
        3. The Construction of knowledge and thinking
        4. Contexts of learning
        5. Motivational and emotional influences on learning

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