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Career Possibilities & Real World Usefulness of Research in

Psychology

Careers in Psychology

Psychologist-~$47,000

Psychiatrist-~$59,000

Counselor- ~$46,000 per year

Special Education eacher-~$47,000

(Cherry, 2015)

here are specialists in each

depart!ent that !a"e considera#ly

!ore, #ut !ost careers in psychologyuse research as an essential tool

%Salaries are apro&i!ate'

Matthew Weitz

 November 12,, 2015

PSY/335

Dina Fransico

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• Common approaches and datacollection methods for psychology

research include:

• Case Studies: A thorough analysis of

a single person, small group, or event,

such as studying a man with a rare,

incurable brain disease.

• Content Analysis: A study of recorded

human communications, such as

books, laws and art. Examples include

the analysis of the speeches of

Kennedy and ixon in televised

debates, or the examination of graffiti

of males and females in publicbathrooms.

• Cross Sectional Study: !amples of a

population sheds light on information

relating to specific measures. An

example is a researcher who "uestions

whether sugar consumption affects a

specific health concern.

• Field Experiments: #raveling to

hunter$gatherer regions in !outh

 America to test out universal

relationship behaviors is an example of

research that studies sub%ects in his or

her natural setting.• Survey: &andom sampling of a

population using a "uestion$format

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