- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who investigates problems concerning growth and development of emotional, mental, physical, and social aspects of individuals, to increase understanding of origins of behavior and processes of human growth and decline. Responsibilities include:
* Formulates hypothesis or research problem and selects or develops method of investigation to test hypothesis.
* Studies behavior of children to analyze processes of learning, development of language in children, and parents' influence on children's behavior.
* Administers intelligence and performance tests to establish and measure patterns of intellectual and psychological growth, development, and decline in children and adults.
* Observes and records behavior of infants to establish patterns of social, motor, and sensory development.
* Analyzes growth of social values and attitudes, using information obtained from observation, questionnaires, and interviews.
* Formulates theories based on research findings for application in such fields as juvenile delinquency, education and guidance of children, parent education, and welfare of aged.
* Experiments with animals (psychologist, experimental), to make comparative studies across species lines to contribute to understanding of human behavior.
* May specialize in study and treatment of children and be designated Child Psychologist.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who conducts research, development, application, and evaluation of psychological principles relating human behavior to characteristics, design, and use of environments and systems within which human beings work and live. Responsibilities include:
* Collaborates with equipment designers in design, development, and utilization of man-machine systems to obtain optimum efficiency in terms of human capabilities.
* Advises on human factors to be considered in design of man-machine systems, military equipment, and industrial products.
* Participates in solving such problems as determining numbers and kinds of workers required to operate machines, allocation of functions to machines and operators, and layout and arrangement of work sites.
* Analyzes jobs to establish requirements for use in classification, selection, placement, and training of personnel (job analyst).
* Develops training methods and materials, such as curriculums, lectures, and films, and prepares handbooks of human engineering data for use by equipment and system designers.
* May conduct research to develop psychological theories concerning such subjects as effects of physical factors (temperature, humidity, vibration, noise, and illumination) on worker's behavior; functional design of dials, scales, meters, and other instruments to minimize sensory requirements; specifications for optimal size, shape, direction and speed of motion, and location of equipment controls; and effects of environmental, organismic, and task or job variables on work behavior and life quality.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who conducts research, development, application, and evaluation of psychological principles relating human behavior to characteristics, design, and use of environments and systems within which human beings work and live. Responsibilities include:
* Collaborates with equipment designers in design, development, and utilization of man-machine systems to obtain optimum efficiency in terms of human capabilities.
* Advises on human factors to be considered in design of man-machine systems, military equipment, and industrial products.
* Participates in solving such problems as determining numbers and kinds of workers required to operate machines, allocation of functions to machines and operators, and layout and arrangement of work sites.
* Analyzes jobs to establish requirements for use in classification, selection, placement, and training of personnel (job analyst).
* Develops training methods and materials, such as curriculums, lectures, and films, and prepares handbooks of human engineering data for use by equipment and system designers.
* May conduct research to develop psychological theories concerning such subjects as effects of physical factors (temperature, humidity, vibration, noise, and illumination) on worker's behavior; functional design of dials, scales, meters, and other instruments to minimize sensory requirements; specifications for optimal size, shape, direction and speed of motion, and location of equipment controls; and effects of environmental, organismic, and task or job variables on work behavior and life quality.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who plans, designs, conducts, and analyzes results of experiments to study problems in psychology. Responsibilities include:
* Formulates hypotheses and experimental designs to investigate problems of perception, memory, learning, personality, and cognitive processes.
* Designs and constructs equipment and apparatus for laboratory study.
* Selects, controls, and modifies variables in laboratory experiments with humans or animals, and observes and records behavior in relation to variables.
* Analyzes test results, using statistical techniques, and evaluates significance of data in relation to original hypothesis.
* Collaborates with other scientists in such fields as physiology, biology, and sociology in conducting interdisciplinary studies of behavior and formulating theories of behavior.
* Writes papers describing experiments and interpreting test results for publication or for presentation at scientific meetings.
* May specialize in aesthetics, memory, learning, autonomic functions, electroencephalography, feeling and emotion, motivation, motor skills, perception, or higher order cognitive processes.
* May conduct experiments to study relationship of behavior to various bodily mechanisms and be designated Psychologist, Physiological.
* May specialize in study of animal behavior to develop theories of animal and human behavior and be designated Psychologist, Comparative.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who investigates processes of learning and teaching and develops psychological principles and techniques applicable to educational problems to foster intellectual, social, and emotional development of individuals. Responsibilities include:
* Conducts experiments to study importance of motivation in learning, implications of transfer of training in teaching, and nature and causes of individual differences in mental abilities to promote differentiated educational procedures to meet individual needs of students.
* Analyzes characteristics and adjustment needs of superior and inferior students and recommends educational program to promote maximum adjustment.
* Formulates achievement, diagnostic, and predictive tests to aid teachers in planning methods and content of instruction.
* Administers standardized tests to diagnose disabilities and difficulties among students and to develop special methods of remedial instruction.
* Investigates traits and attitudes of teachers to study conditions that contribute to or detract from optimal mental health of teachers.
* Studies effects of teachers' feelings and attitudes upon pupils, and characteristics of successful teachers to aid school administrators in selection and adjustment of teachers.
* Collaborates with education specialists in developing curriculum content and methods of organizing and conducting classroom work.
* May specialize in educational measurement, school adjustment, school learning, or special education.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who investigates psychological aspects of human interrelationships to gain understanding of individual and group thought, feeling, and behavior, utilizing behavioral observation, experimentation, or survey techniques. Responsibilities include:
* Evaluates individual and group behavior, developing such techniques as rating scales and sampling methods to collect and measure data.
* Conducts surveys and polls to measure and analyze attitudes and opinions as basis for predicting economic, political, and other behavior, using interviews, questionnaires, and other techniques, and adhering to principles of statistical sampling in selecting people.
* Observes and analyzes relations of individuals to religious, racial, political, occupational, and other groups to evaluate behavior of individuals toward one another in groups, attitudes that exist in groups, and influence of group on individual.
* Investigates social behavior of individuals to study such problems as origin and nature of prejudice and stereotyping, transmission of values and attitudes in child rearing, and contribution of factors in social environment to individual mental health and illness.
* Conducts experimental studies on motivation, morale, and leadership, and prepares reports on findings.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who administers, scores, and interprets intelligence, aptitude, achievement, and other psychological tests to provide test information to teachers, counselors, students, or other specified entitled party. Responsibilities include:
* Gives paper and pencil tests or utilizes testing equipment, such as picture tests and dexterity boards, under standard conditions.
* Times tests and records results.
* Interprets test results in light of standard norms, and limitations of test in terms of validity and reliability.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who counsels individuals and provides group educational and vocational guidance services. Responsibilities include:
* Collects, organizes, and analyzes information about individuals through records, tests, interviews, and professional sources, to appraise their interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics, for vocational and educational planning.
* Compiles and studies occupational, educational, and economic information to aid counselees in making and carrying out vocational and educational objectives.
* Refers students to placement service.
* Assists individuals to understand and overcome social and emotional problems.
* May engage in research and follow-up activities to evaluate counseling techniques.
* May teach classes.
* May be designated according to area of activity as Academic Counselor; Career Placement Services Counselor; Employment Counselor; Guidance Counselor; Vocational Adviser.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who offers vocational, educational, and professional counseling to registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, and prospective professional and practical nurse students. Responsibilities include:
* Compiles credentials and prepares biographies of counselees.
* Provides information relative to qualifications required, opportunities for placement and advancement, wages, hours, and other data pertaining to selected field of work to assist nurses in determining educational and vocational objectives.
* Refers qualified nurses to employers for placement.
* Assists in establishing personnel policies relative to placement.
* Aids applicants in obtaining vocational, health, or other assistance from community agencies.
* May assist in recruitment.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs personnel engaged in providing educational and vocational guidance for students and graduates. Responsibilities include:
* Assigns and evaluates work of personnel.
* Conducts in-service training program for professional staff.
* Coordinates counseling bureau with school and community services.
* Analyzes counseling and guidance procedures and techniques to improve quality of service.
* Counsels individuals and groups relative to personal and social problems, and educational and vocational objectives.
* Addresses community groups and faculty members to interpret counseling service.
* Supervises maintenance of occupational library for use by counseling personnel.
* Directs activities of testing and occupational service center.
* May supervise auxiliary services, such as student learning center.
* May supervise in-service training programs in counseling, testing, or occupational information for graduate students.
* May teach graduate courses in psychology, guidance, and related subjects.
* May participate in appraising qualifications of candidates for faculty positions and eligibility of students for admission to medical, nursing, and engineering schools.
Industry:Professional careers
