IOP3703 ASSIGNMENT 2 (SEMESTER 2-2024) WRITTEN-QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Clinical psychologist - ANSWER-Works with people who have severe mental illnesses
Counseling psychologist - ANSWER-Works with people struggling with minor, everyday
adjustment issues
Psychiatrist - ANSWER-Medical doctor who specializes in severe mental illnesses and can
prescribe medication to patients
Developmental psychologist - ANSWER-Studies the changes that take place in people through
different stages throughout the lifespan
Educational psychologist - ANSWER-Studies how students learn as a whole class and researches
the best strategies to be used by classroom teachers
Forensic psychologist - ANSWER-Studies the criminal mind and works with police officers both
to help solve crimes as well as in counseling officers suffering from job-related stresses
Health psychologist - ANSWER-Researches how psychological stress and various behaviors
affect our physical bodies
Industrial-Organizational psychologist - ANSWER-Works with businesses to help create an
atmosphere that brings about the best work out of the employees
Environmental psychologist - ANSWER-Studies how different surroundings affect our
perceptions and our behaviors
School psychologist - ANSWER-Works with individual students with unique learning needs to
provide an equal opportunity for their education
Sports psychologist - ANSWER-Works with teams and individual athletes to improve the mental
aspect of their game
Experimental psychologist - ANSWER-Conducts research studies on basic processes (learning,
motivation, etc.) that can be used by other areas of psychology
Social psychologist - ANSWER-Studies how being in a group affects an individual's behavior
(conformity, prejudice, obedience, etc.)
ANSWERS
Clinical psychologist - ANSWER-Works with people who have severe mental illnesses
Counseling psychologist - ANSWER-Works with people struggling with minor, everyday
adjustment issues
Psychiatrist - ANSWER-Medical doctor who specializes in severe mental illnesses and can
prescribe medication to patients
Developmental psychologist - ANSWER-Studies the changes that take place in people through
different stages throughout the lifespan
Educational psychologist - ANSWER-Studies how students learn as a whole class and researches
the best strategies to be used by classroom teachers
Forensic psychologist - ANSWER-Studies the criminal mind and works with police officers both
to help solve crimes as well as in counseling officers suffering from job-related stresses
Health psychologist - ANSWER-Researches how psychological stress and various behaviors
affect our physical bodies
Industrial-Organizational psychologist - ANSWER-Works with businesses to help create an
atmosphere that brings about the best work out of the employees
Environmental psychologist - ANSWER-Studies how different surroundings affect our
perceptions and our behaviors
School psychologist - ANSWER-Works with individual students with unique learning needs to
provide an equal opportunity for their education
Sports psychologist - ANSWER-Works with teams and individual athletes to improve the mental
aspect of their game
Experimental psychologist - ANSWER-Conducts research studies on basic processes (learning,
motivation, etc.) that can be used by other areas of psychology
Social psychologist - ANSWER-Studies how being in a group affects an individual's behavior
(conformity, prejudice, obedience, etc.)
