Applied psychology


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Applied psychology
. Applied psychology is the use of [psychological] methods and findings of scientific psychology to solve practical problems of human and animal behavior and experience. Mental healthorganizational psychologybusiness managementeducationhealthproduct designergonomics, and law are just a few of the areas that have been influenced by the application of psychological principles and findings. Some of the areas of applied psychology include clinical psychologycounseling psychologyevolutionary psychologyindustrial and organizational psychologylegal psychologyneuropsychologyoccupational health psychologyhuman factorsforensic psychologyengineering psychologyschool psychologysports psychologytraffic psychologycommunity psychologymedical psychology. In addition, a number of specialized areas in the general field of psychology have applied branches (e.g., applied social psychology, applied cognitive psychology). However, the lines between sub-branch specializations and major applied psychology categories are often blurred. For example, a human factors psychologist might use a cognitive psychology theory. This could be described as human factor psychology or as applied cognitive psychology.

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