Developmental Psychology - the study of human development from conception through old age 4. Experimental Psychology - methods by which behavioral processes such as perception, motivation, memory and others are studied 6. Personality - the processes by which a person becomes a unique individual 7. Physiological Psychology - explores the relationships between behavior and the biological and physiological processes of the body 8. Psychometrics - the measurement of psychological variables that underlie huma n behavior 9.
Psychologists work in many different social, institutional, educational and industrial settings.
Unlike other professions, most psychologists rarely engage in only one activity. Instead, they often combine the roles of scholar, scientist and professional in their work. The range of activities that psychologists engage in include psychotherapy, teaching and trai ning, research, administration and management, assessment and evaluation and management consulting. Psychologists work in colleges, universities, business, industry, government agencies, hospitals and clinics. Some are self-employed.