Asked by Karen Flores on Sep 27, 2024

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Which area is most likely to be classified as an applied area of specialization in psychology

A)  counselling psychology 
B)  personality psychology 
C)  developmental psychology 
D)  experimental psychology

Developmental Psychology

The scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life.

Counselling Psychology

A branch of psychology focused on facilitating personal and interpersonal functioning across the lifespan with an emphasis on emotional, social, vocational, educational, health-related, and developmental concerns.

Personality Psychology

The branch of psychology that studies personality and individual differences in behavior, emotions, and thought patterns.

  • Understand the scope of different areas of specialization within psychology, including applied areas.
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shary arshadabout 10 hours ago
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
Counseling psychology is an applied area of specialization in psychology that focuses on helping people with various personal, social, and career problems through counseling and psychotherapy. Personality psychology, developmental psychology, and experimental psychology are considered the basic research areas of psychology rather than applied areas.