spalio 29, 2007

The subfields of psychology

As we have learnt in our first module "Psychologists at work" there are many different subfields of psychology. Each of them have their individual methods, propositions, the subjects of research. On the other hand they all are connected with each other. In this my article I would like to talk about cognitive psychology and environmental psychology.
Firstly, as we know cognitive means connected with thinking or conscious mental processes. So cognitive psychology( behavioral psychology) is the study of how people think. These psychologists explore and study mental processes : thinking, knowing, feeling, learning, etc. They believe that mental process can be examined scientifically through the conduct of experiments. Thus, cognitive psychologists are especially interested in the ways in which people perceive, interpret, and store information, while psycholinguists are interested in the development, structure, and meaning of language. These psychologists are usually found in academic settings, research laboratories, or in technical and information-processing agencies.
The first cognitive psychologist was Skinner, who mentioned that human behavior is powerfully controled by everyone's wishes. Skinner found how to train animals effectively, and how to help people to modify his behaviour.
Another interesting subfield of psychology is environmental psychology. The definition of this subject is " it examines the interrelationship between environments and human behavior". This subfield is not very old. Environmental psychology focuses on both the effects of environmental conditions on behaviour and how the individual perceives and acts on the environment. As psychologists focus on people’s perceptions, attitudes and actions.
As we now our physical environment has some influences for us. So it's very important to find all the relationship between people and environmental. It would help to proof human's life quality and avoid some disasters.
I think it's very interesting to know how your physical environment influences your feelings, and mood. So I decided to find some more information about this subject, and I read an article "Environmental Design Psychology Ideas for Home".
This article said that green plants at home help people to feel emotionally parfect. It is better to use flowers or other live plants for decorating your house. It looks better and repair your bad mood. What's more plants relieve stress and clean your environment.
Also it's said that when you create your room design it's good to take a look to the nature. And try to get some ideas from it: colours, compositions.
Another point of decorating your house or room is that you should choose natural colours. We know that colours affect our emotions so it's very important to choose the right colour for your home space. Because it's the place where you spend the biggest part of your time.
In conclusion I would like to say that we should be more interested in nature and environment around us. And to take more care about things whose surround us. Our environment is the way for good feeling.

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