Currently when we think of Applied Psychology we think of applied research and actions carried out by graduate psychologists. This paper deals with this same idea but looking at the nature of Applied Psychology as a source of expert power. Expert knowledge cannot be separated from its consequences. When we think of Applied Psychology we think of stable jobs held by graduate psychologists.
Most jobs are quite complicated and demand specific work-related knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Employed psychologists realize that they cannot insist honestly on the separation of applied science from its applications and strategies. The prestige of this new profession is also linked to the record of successful intervention services or programs and not only to the record of advanced research activities. The divisional view facilitates the existence of a field of study or a specialty area within the same discipline. When graduate psychologists apply psychological knowledge and skills to actual work settings they are determined to make a success of it. They use a wide variety of tactics to exert influence and show direct results.