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Record Nr.

UNINA9910841163503321

Autore

Helms Jeffrey L

Titolo

Majoring in psychology [[electronic resource] ] : achieving your educational and career goals / / Jeffrey L. Helms and Daniel T. Rogers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-282-79455-8

9786612794551

1-4051-9063-9

1-4443-2071-8

1-4443-2072-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RogersDaniel T

Disciplina

150.71/1

150.711

Soggetti

Psychology - Vocational guidance

Psychology - Study and teaching

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.

Nota di contenuto

Majoring in Psychology; Brief Contents; Table of Contents; Boxes; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I Majoring in Psychology; 1 Why Major in Psychology?; 2 Succeeding in College Transitions, Strategies, and Resources; 3 Succeeding in the Psychology Major Adjustments, Common Difficulties, and Strategies; 4 Assessing and Developing Career Goals; 5 Using Your Bachelor's Degree Preparing for the Job Market; 6 The Preprofessional Degree Preparing for Graduate School; 7 The Preprofessional Degree Applying to Graduate School; Part II The Subfields of Psychology

8 Careers in Research Experimental, Developmental, Social, Cognitive, and Biopsychology9 Careers in Industrial and Organizational Psychology; 10 Careers in Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology; 11 Careers in Educational and School Psychology; 12 Careers in Exercise and Sport Psychology; 13 Careers in Health Psychology; 14 Careers in Neuropsychology; 15 Careers in Forensic Psychology; 16 Careers in Academe; 17 Assessing the Career Outlook for the Psychology Major; Appendix; Index



Sommario/riassunto

With coverage of important preparatory issues and the key psychology subfields, Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals provides undergraduate students with clear, concise, research-based information on strategies to begin a successful undergraduate career in psychology.Provides the most comprehensive text on majoring in psychology currently availableDiscusses the benefits of pursuing a psychology degree and key steps to prepare for a job or graduate study in the fieldFeatures brief topical contributions written by national figures in their re