（Level 3）-Day 2 Psychology

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词汇提示

1.conformity 从众

2.cognitive psychologists 认知心理学家

3.clinical psychologists 临床心理学家

4.ethologists 动物行为学

5.traits 特点

6.instincts 本能

原文

Psychology

Are you interested in the behavior of people and animals？

If you are，then you might enjoy the study of psychology.

Psychology is the study of behavior，but this is a very large area of study.

There are several different branches of psychology，each of which studies a different aspect of behavior.

Social psychologists study interactions among people.

For example，a social psychologist might try to learn about the situations that cause people to behave aggressively.

Another question studies by social psychologists is why certain people become attracted to each other.

One of the interesting problems is in social psychology is conformity：what cause people to behave in the same way，and to follow what others do and say？

Cognitive psychologists study thinking，memory and language.

One problem studied by cognitive psychologists is how people to remember numbers.

For example，what is the best way to memorize some numbers？

Is it better to repeat the number to oneself，or to try to attach some meaning to these numbers？

A cognitive psychologist might also study language.

For example，why can young children learn a second language so quickly and easily？

Cognitive psychologists are also interested in the ways that people learn to solve problems，such as finding a new place.

Clinical psychologists study mental illnesses.

For example，a clinical psychologists might try to find out the causes of depression，and to figure out the ways to help people who are depressed.

Other clinical psychologists might study the behavior of people who suffer from addiction to drugs，so that this problems can be prevented and treated.

Another topic of interest to clinical psychologists is violent behavior.

It is very important to find ways of preventing violence and to change the behavior of persons who act violently.

Some psychologists are interested in the measurement of psychological characteristics.

For example，psychologists might develop tests to excess a person's intelligence，personality traits，or interests.

These tests can help people to make decisions about education，occupation and clinical treatment.

Psychologists who study the behavior of animals are called ethologists.

Ethologists often go into wilderness areas to watch the activity of birds，fish or other animals.

These psychologists try to figure out why it is that some animals have“instincts”for various behaviors such as parenting，mating or fighting.

Some ethologists have learned very much about the unusual behaviors observe in many animals.

These are only a few of the many areas of psychology.

Truly，psychology is one of the most interesting areas of knowledge！