心理学专业外语

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1、心理学专业英语WhatPsychologyIsWhypeopledothethingstheydoisanage-oldquestion.However^psychology—thescienceconcernedwithbehavior^bothhumansandanimals—isonlyaboutl25yearsold.Despiteitsyouthsitisabroaddisciplineyessentiallyspanningsubjectmatterfrombiologytosociology.Biologystudiesthestructuresandfunction

2、soflivingorganisms.Sociologyexamineshowgroupsfunctioninsociety.Psychologistsstudytwocriticairelationships:onebetweenbrainfunctionandbehavior^andonebetweentheenvironmentandbehavior.AsscientistSypsychologistsfollowscientificmethodsyusingcarefulobservation^experimentation,andanalysis.Butpsycholog

3、istsalsoneedtobecreativeinthewaytheyapplyscientificfindings.Psychologistsarefrequentlyinnovators^evolvingnewapproachesfromestablishedknowledgetomeetchangingneedsofpeopleandsocieties.Theydeveloptheoriesandtestthemthroughtheirresearch.Asthisresearchyieldsnewinformation^thesefindingsbecomepartoft

4、hebodyofknowledgethatpractitionerscallonintheirworkwithclientsandpatients.Psychologyisatremendouslyvariedfield.Psychologistsconductbothbasicandappliedresearch^serveasconsultantstocommunitiesandorganizationsfdiagnoseandtreatpeople^andteachfuturepsychologistsandothertypesofstudents.Theytestintel

5、ligenceandpersonality.Theyassessbehavioralandmentalfunctionandwell-being9steppingintohelpwhereappropriate.Theystudyhowhumanbeingsrelatetoeachotherandalsotomachines^andtheyworktoimprovetheserelationships.AndwithAmericaundergoinglargechangesinitspopulationmakeupypsychologistsbringimportantknowle

6、dgeandskillstounderstandingdiversecultures.Manypsychologistsworkindependently.Theyalsoteamupwithotherprofessionals—forexample^otherscientistsyphysicians^lawyers^schoolpersonnel^computerexperts^engineers^policymakers,andmanagers—tocontributetoeveryareaofsociety.Thuswefindtheminlaboratories^hosp

7、itals,courtrooms^schoolsanduniversities^communityhealthcenters^prisons^andcorporateoffices.Psychologiststraditionallystudybothnormalandabnormalfunctioning,andalsotreatpatientsmthmentalandemotionalproblems.Today9theyareincreasinglyconcen