WordNet
n. any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc. [syn: industrial psychology]
Wikipedia
Applied psychology is the use of psychological methods and findings of scientific psychology to solve practical problems of human and animal behavior and experience. Mental health, organizational psychology, business management, education, health, product design, ergonomics, and law are just a few of the areas that have been influenced by the application of psychological principles and findings. Some of the areas of applied psychology include clinical psychology, counseling psychology, evolutionary psychology, industrial and organizational psychology, legal psychology, neuropsychology, occupational health psychology, human factors, forensic psychology, engineering psychology, school psychology, sports psychology, traffic psychology, community psychology, medical psychology. In addition, a number of specialized areas in the general field of psychology have applied branches (e.g., applied social psychology, applied cognitive psychology). However, the lines between sub-branch specializations and major applied psychology categories are often blurred. For example, a human factors psychologist might use a cognitive psychology theory. This could be described as human factor psychology or as applied cognitive psychology.
Applied Psychology: An International Review (Psychologie Appliquée: Revue Internationale) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of applied psychology. Established in 1952, it is an official journal of the International Association of Applied Psychology and is published on their behalf by Wiley-Blackwell. It was formerly published by the Psychology Press, a subsidiary of Taylor & Francis. The editor-in-chief is Vivien K. G. Lim. Applied Psychology occasionally publishes special issues with guest editors and invited contributions which focus on certain themes.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 4.799, ranking it 2nd out of 76 journals in the category "Psychology, Applied".
Usage examples of "applied psychology".
When Corrigan arrived, he was waiting with Charlie Wade, one of the old crew from Blawnox, and Des Jorrecks, the head of Xylog's applied psychology department.
The title was Intermediate Course in Applied Psychology- Volume 5.
The title was Intermediate Course in Applied Psychology -Volume 5.
In him, Spade's hard-edged, cryptic cynicism and Marlowe's moral romanticism are replaced with a sort of sympathetic applied psychology.
Thus, what you get in a book may be very limited--a small slice of applied psychology.
A study of the relationship between taking applied psychology courses and seeking counseling.
It was all applied psychology, and it was the fact that he suckered us-not that he was a mass murderer, not that he came so close to winning-that I believe is the basis for our hatred of him.
These goals are achieved by applied psychology and Pavlovian conditioning.
Maybe he wasn't the only one smug about an exercise in applied psychology.
No monk of his standing was less than a master in applied psychology.
Granted you're the youngest Senior in the place and your colleagues-none of whom specialize in applied psychology, let me add-think highly of you.