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Social psychology: helping behavior, self-concept, and modern racism

Unlike psychology, which tends to focus on the individual in the context of his or her immediate environment, social psychology focuses on how larger social forces affect the individual. Sociology, the study of individuals in groups, focuses on aggregates rather than individuals.

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Clinical and forensic psychology: Differences in purpose and practice

Clinical psychology and forensic psychology are two of the most common subtypes of the field that individuals are likely to encounter: one, on a personal level as a client and the second through movies and television shows such as CSI and Law and Order.

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How psychology defines core concepts and human behavior

Statistics: Statistics are the mathematical computations that result from empirical research. The media loves statistics. Statistics sound impressive, adding seeming credibility to statements about human nature. Statistics are one of the goals of empirical research.

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Sports psychology techniques and mental performance in athletes

Athletes can often be seen and heard giving themselves positive affirmations concerning how they are going to perform. This scenario often happen before and even during competitions. The purpose of such murmuring is to prepare the mind and the psyche for the task ahead.

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Police psychology and officer preparedness in Las Vegas

The job of a police officer is and has always been one of the most demanding jobs ever to have existed, as it involves normal people having to deal with and fight against injustice and what generally is defined as abnormal behavior.

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Comparing doctoral paths in clinical psychology: PhD versus PsyD

Today, there are two different methods for pursuing a doctoral degree within the field of clinical psychology. One can acquire the more traditional PhD or go for a more practice-based PsyD.

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Environmental psychology in commercial and residential design

This is an interdisciplinary field which focuses on the relationship between humans and their surroundings. It defines the term environment broadly, including natural environments, social settings, built environments, learning environments, and informational environments.

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Police psychology in criminal hostage-taking situations

One of the first actions that a psychologist must perform is to determine what type of hostage-taker the officers are dealing with. There are three general types of hostage-takers and one of them can be dismissed here: The hostage-taker in this situation is not a political activist or terrorist.

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Industrial and organizational psychology: definition and research applications

Industrial and Organizational Psychology, also sometimes referred as industrial-organizational psychology, or I-O psychology, is defined as "the scientific study of the relationship between man and the world of work.... In the process of making a living" (Guion, 1965, p. 817).

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The psychology of smoking: why people start and continue the habit

Smoking is and has always been a fashionable and very destructive activity in the same time. Thousands of people die every day as a result of having smoked directly or passively, and, in spite of that, people continue to be attracted to the performance.

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