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Also it’s the study of behavior tested through scientific research
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Physiological Psychology - the branch of psychology concerned with the relationship between the physical
functioning of an organism and its behavior
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Development Psychology- this describes the growth of humans throughout the lifespan, from conception
to death
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This includes all aspects of human growth, including physical, emotional,
intellectual, social, and personality development
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Social Psychology - is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
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Cognitive Psychology –It studies cognition, the mental processes underlying mental activity
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Personality Psychology- studies the people’s characteristic tendency to behave, think and feel in certain
ways
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Organizational Psychology
It can be defined simply as the branch of applied psychology that studies human behavior in an
organizational and business setting
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This field focuses on
increasing workplace productivity and related issues such as the physical and mental well being of
employees
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The overall goal
of this field is to study and understand human behavior in the workplace
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Basic Psychology
Organizational Psychology
Physiological
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Applied psychology applies these concepts to helping explain the behavior, attitudes, etc
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Another application of psychology is in education
because it helps us understand how people learn
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Applied psychologist can also contribute
information and ideas to the development of basic psychology
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According to
this principle, the closer the alignment between individuals’ skills, abilities, and preferences and the
requirements of their jobs, the more successful at these jobs they will be
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Background – There are three important aspects can be considered under background
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Also socialization process which taking place within the family influenced by the norms and
values
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Also two kinds of experiences such as gained by personal exposure to
different situations as well as learning through other’s experiences which influence behavior
Demographic Characteristics
Personal statistics that include such information as income level, gender, educational level, location,
ethnicity, race, and family size
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Also age is
important factor to recruit a new company as well as retirement age of job
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Learning Cycle
Key psychological variables
Concrete Experience
Learning initially occurs when a person encounters a new concrete experience and deals with it in
terms of observations, feelings, and reactions
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This can
involve drawing up a checklist of things the learner should try to do: actively observing what’s going
on, producing a log or record of some sort, and formulating appropriate questions
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Observation and Reflection
This is followed by observation and reflection during which individual attempts to make sense of
stimuli received
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Of particular importance are any inconsistencies between
experience and understanding
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Testing implications of concepts in new situation
The learner applies them to the world around them to see what results
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This will be generating “new experiences” which will
contribute to the continuation of the learning cycle
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This can be done in a variety of
ways through action planning or preparing a learning contract

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