Mag Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 What do you find the most interesting? For me, I enjoy/ am most interested in: Social Psych, Memory, and IO Psych (although I wont be able to take the IO Psych class until next fall! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidsquid Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I'm most interested in biological psychology/neuroscience. I hope to get my Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience after I finish my masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDNA Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Psychopharmacology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badchad Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Count me in on Psychopharmacology. More specifically drug use/abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 Count me in on Psychopharmacology. More specifically drug use/abuse. Interesting. I'd say I have an interest in that as well, but not nearly as much as the 3 I listed earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Cognition, Perception, and Evolutionary. Human Sexuality was fun too, but not in the top three in terms of interesting, but definitely number one in terms of extracurricular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paralith Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 evolutionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Biological. Otherwise, psychology is too much of a "soft science" so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Biological. Otherwise, psychology is too much of a "soft science" so to speak. well, it is a Social Science... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 They form hypotheses and test them. They use the same statistical methods as any other field. They try to model the universe and test those models, then refine them and continue learning more. It's a science like any other. In it's early years, psych was much more speculative and philosophical, but so was alchemy (ahem... I mean chemistry). The "softness" or "socialness" of them and any values assigned those labels are completely arbitrary. They have no relevance on the "goodness" or "badness" of the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 They form hypotheses and test them. They use the same statistical methods as any other field. They try to model the universe and test those models, then refine them and continue learning more. It's a science like any other. In it's early years, psych was much more speculative and philosophical, but so was alchemy (ahem... I mean chemistry). The "softness" or "socialness" of them and any values assigned those labels are completely arbitrary. They have no relevance on the "goodness" or "badness" of the field. Heh, yes I know. I was saying its a Social Science because it is, and at times it may not be as easy to measure things, as opposed to physics or chemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drochaid Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I seem to be alone in having a strong interest in identity .. and somewhat late to the conversation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Can you elaborate on what you mean by "identity?" Is it something to do with a conscious understanding and definition of self? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taq_is_hot Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Biological by far! I'm a bio nut!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrP Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Psychopharmacology What's your favorite psychological field? There was a 'field' near our uni where the mushrooms grew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drochaid Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Can you elaborate on what you mean by "identity?" Is it something to do with a conscious understanding and definition of self? That's certainly part of it, although "self" comes more into older identity theories by Erikson, Marcia et al. whereas Tajfel, Billig and the social identity theorists such as Gergen and Burr place more emphasis social interaction. The most likely areas to look at for a basic understanding, which you may well have anyway, would be.. - Erik Erikson with his introspection and use of the twenty statements test etc. - James Marcia who expanded and altered Erikson's work. - Henri Tajfel who developed Social Identity Theory. - Social Constuctionists (based on the second cognitive revolution) such as Kenneth Gergen, Vivien Burr and thingy Billig (who began with SIT and moved toward SC in the last 80s). I hope that wasn't too entry level for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDNA Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 What's your favorite psychological field? There was a 'field' near our uni where the mushrooms grew... One pill makes you larger And one pill makes you small And the ones that mother gives you Don't do anything at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 The most likely areas to look at for a basic understanding, which you may well have anyway, would be.. - Erik Erikson with his introspection and use of the twenty statements test etc. - James Marcia who expanded and altered Erikson's work. - Henri Tajfel who developed Social Identity Theory. - Social Constuctionists (based on the second cognitive revolution) such as Kenneth Gergen, Vivien Burr and thingy Billig (who began with SIT and moved toward SC in the last 80s). I hope that wasn't too entry level for you. Thank you, and not at all. It's been quite some time since I buried my nose into psych journals. I appreciate the specifics to guide my way when returning to that path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyhfht Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 This is a difficult one. I think cognitive psychology is the most enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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