Psychology › Section A · Introduction to psychology › Topic A.3
Contemporary psychology
Modern psychology is not one field but a federation of them, with specialties studying everything from single neurons to whole societies. This tour of the subfields doubles as a map of this course - each one owns a chapter ahead.
In this topic
- A federation, not a monoculture
- Biopsychology and neuroscience
- Evolutionary psychology - promise and limits
- Sensation, perception, and cognition
- Developmental and personality psychology
- Worked example: Milgram - how far will obedience go?
- Industrial-organisational, health, and sport psychology
- Clinical, counselling, and forensic psychology
- Worked example: a prediction tested across 37 cultures
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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