Updated to reflect the latest data in the field, the second edition of Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals remains the most comprehensive and accessible text for psychology majors available today. The new edition incorporates the most up-to-date research, as well as recent changes to the GRE Reveals the benefits of pursuing a psychology degree and shows students how to prepare for a career or to continue with graduate study in the field Features a wide range of supplemental exercises and materials plus topical contributions written by national and international figures in their respective psychology subfields Online support materials for instructors include Powerpoint slides and test banks to support each chapter

Updated to reflect the latest data in the field, the second edition of Majoring in Psychology: Achieving Your Educational and Career Goals remains the most comprehensive and accessible text for psychology majors available today.* The new edition incorporates the most up-to-date research, as well as recent changes to the GRE* Reveals the benefits of pursuing a psychology degree and shows students how to prepare for a career or to continue with graduate study in the field* Features a wide range of supplemental exercises and materials plus topical contributions written by national and international figures in their respective psychology subfields* Online support materials for instructors include Powerpoint slides and test banks to support each chapter

List of Boxes xviiiList of Tables xxiPreface xxiiAcknowledgments xxivAbout the Website xxviPart I Majoring in Psychology 11 Why Major in Psychology? 32 Succeeding in College: Transitions, Strategies, and Resources 153 Succeeding in the Psychology Major: Adjustments, Common Difficulties, and Strategies 384 Assessing and Developing Career Goals 575 Using your Bachelor's Degree: Preparing for the Job Market 766 The Preprofessional Degree: Preparing for Graduate School 1027 The Preprofessional Degree: Applying to Graduate School 122Part II The Subfields of Psychology 1698 Careers in Research: Experimental, Developmental, Social, Cognitive, and Biopsychology 1719 Careers in Industrial and Organizational Psychology 19410 Careers in Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology 21711 Careers in Educational and School Psychology 24812 Careers in Exercise and Sport Psychology 26613 Careers in Health Psychology 28314 Careers in Neuropsychology 29815 Careers in Forensic Psychology 31516 Careers in Academe 33917 Assessing the Career Outlook for the Psychology Major 361Index 371