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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460111803321

Autore

Helms Jeffrey L.

Titolo

Majoring in psychology : achieving your educational and career goals / / Jeffrey L. Helms, Daniel T. Rogers ; cover image, Gregor Schuster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-118-74101-3

1-118-74100-5

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (426 p.)

Disciplina

150.71/1

Soggetti

Psychology - Vocational guidance

Psychology - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the website -- Majoring in psychology -- Why major in psychology? -- Succeeding in college : transitions, strategies, and resources -- Succeeding in the psychology major : adjustments, common difficulties, and strategies -- Assessing and developing career goals -- Using your bachelor's degree : preparing for the job market -- The preprofessional degree : preparing for graduate school -- The preprofessional degree: applying to graduate school -- The subfields of psychology -- Careers in research: -- Experimental, developmental, social, cognitive, and biopsychology -- Careers in industrial and organizational psychology -- Careers in clinical psychology and counseling psychology -- Careers in educational and school psychology -- Careers in exercise and sport psychology -- Careers in health psychology -- Careers in neuropsychology -- Careers in forensic psychology -- Careers in academe -- Assessing the career outlook for the psychology major -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Updated to reflect the latest data in the field, the second edition of Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals



remains the most comprehensive and accessible text for psychology majors available today.  The new edition incorporates the most up-to-date research, as well as recent changes to the GRE Reveals the benefits of pursuing a psychology degree and shows students how to prepare for a career or to continue with graduate study in the field Features a wide range of supplemental exercises and materials plus topical contributions written by national and international