Faculty Publications
The Representation Of Applied Psychology Areas In Introductory Psychology Textbooks
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Teaching of Psychology
Volume
35
Issue
3
First Page
205
Last Page
209
Abstract
Many psychology majors indicate helping others as a reason for majoring in psychology, yet many enter positions not closely related to the field. This discrepancy may be due to a lack of student knowledge of the applied areas of psychology. The purpose of this study was to investigate the coverage of clinical, counseling, industrial/organizational, and school psychology in a sample of current, full-length introductory psychology textbooks. This study explores the extent and accuracy of coverage of applied areas in 32 full-length textbooks published between 2001 and 2006. Industrial/organizational psychology had the most extensive coverage, followed by clinical, counseling, and school psychology. Counseling psychology had the lowest rate of accuracy in coverage. © 2008, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
Original Publication Date
1-1-2008
DOI of published version
10.1080/00986280802189130
Recommended Citation
Haselhuhn, Charlotte W. and Clopton, Kerri L., "The Representation Of Applied Psychology Areas In Introductory Psychology Textbooks" (2008). Faculty Publications. 2503.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/2503
