Careers in Psychology Topic Focus Areas:
Experimental Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Assignment Resources:
Experimental Psychology –
— https://www.thepsychfiles.com/category/topics/research-and-stats/
Forensic Psychology –
— https://www.thepsychfiles.com/2011/07/ep-154-5-reasons-why-casey-anthony-might-be-innocent/
American Psychological Association Website
https://www.apa.org
Listen to several podcasts on each of the above web pages and select one from each for use in your assignment completion.
Assignment Instructions
Use the above assignment resources and to research Experimental and Forensic Psychology, this weeks two specialties of the larger field of psychology.
Write a report based on your findings that includes the seven elements listed below. A minimum of 4 pages is required for Report Module assignments. Please cite your sources throughout the body of the paper.
1) The types of work professionals in specialty areas within the larger field of psychology do
2) The type and level of education one must achieve to work in those specialty areas
3) A description of work settings and average incomes one can expect in careers within the specialy areas.
4) Whether after researching the areas you find them to be career possibilities you are interested in or careers that dont capture your interest and why
5) A description of the most interesting thing not previously known that you learned about the specialty areas
6) A description of an everyday and real-world human experience related to two pod-casts you select to listen to on the specialty web pages provided
7) A description of a Hot Topic that fits with what you know about each specialty area after researching it and how the two are related.
