Week4 Discussion 1

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Subfields of Psychology

Read Chapter 8 in your course text and review the subfields listed in Table 8.3. Locate an additional outside source that lists subfields in psychology or a related field that includes one or more subfields not listed in Table 8.3. Cite the additional source according to APA guidelines in your initial post:

  • Which three subfields in psychology that most interest you?
  • What personal characteristics (knowledge, skills, abilities) do you possess that might make these areas a good fit for you?
  • Which three subfields interest you the least?
  • If you were challenged with creating a new subfield, what would be the name of your subfield and what would it consist of?
Table8.3: Graduate school admissions in departments of psychology by subfields
Doctoral Programs Master’s Degree Programs
Subfield Number ofprograms Averagepercentageaccepted Total studentsenrolled Number ofprograms Averagepercentageaccepted Total studentsenrolled
Clinical 211 21.2 3,324 98 52.7 1,671
Clinical Neuropsychology 20 25.8 213
Community 12 31.0 43 22 53.8 416
Counseling 34 21.5 447 108 65.5 2,764
Health 12 30.9 87 3 70.3 23
School 52 37.4 392 49 48.9 682
Other health servicesprovider subfields 48 25.7 477 64 64.5 1,395
Cognitive 88 32.4 353 10 52.8 25
Developmental 99 27.2 374 19 47.9 166
Educational 31 50.0 170 15 57.3 149
Environmental 2 39.1 10
Experimental 31 37.6 163 38 55.4 261
Industrial/ organizational 53 25.7 281 76 56.6 849
General 59 58.0 972
Neuroscience 49 26.9 148 6 32.3 50
Personality 15 19.2 45
Physiological 4 39.4 12
Psychobiology 13 25.0 34
Quantitative 14 42.6 32 5 72.7 18
Social 80 19.4 270 8 47.6 29
Other research subfields 76 33.2 339 41 60.7 443
Other fields 8 22.9 36 2 33.3 12
Total 981 27.4 7,247 624 57.4 9,925
Source: Norcross et al., 2006