關於心理學

心理學是關於研究動機（MOTIVE）的一門科學，它在美國的確屬於比較熱門的科學，也是很多學校展開學術競爭的重頭戲。具體包括有以下幾個領路：

臨床心理學（clinical psychology)只要研究方向為 psychopathology,it means the study of the origin growth and symptoms of mental or behavioral disorder.如酒癮、藥癮。

認知心理學（cognitive psychology,還有的叫 cognitive and perceptual science)主要研究人體對外在事物的認知過程，eg 語言的獲得，視覺聽覺的感知等。

發展心理學（development psychology)主要研究人在生長發育過程中的心理變化過程，如智力發育、兒童期精神創傷對成年的影響等。

社會（人本)心理學social and personality psychology,主要研究群體之間的影響，相互作用。如 social cognizance ;equality;unintentional discrimination.

此外 事無巨細，很多學校依據知己的特色 還設了許多專業，如biological psychology,（如 university of Wisconsin -madison)experimental psychology(如YALE）,industrial psychology, political and economic psychology(如CMU）.

大部分的心理學是屬於college of arts and science, 但是個別學校會屬於教育學院（school of education), 如排名第二的 University of Michigan-ann arbor.

容易引起誤會的是 psychiatry,the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis ,treatment and prevention of mental and emotionaldisorders這個屬於醫學院的專業。

關於申請

心理學是一門與其它學科有緊密聯繫又相對獨立的學科，所以為了照顧許多非心理學專業人士申請，大多數學校並不強求SUB，但是用他們強烈建議你考一個SUB，因為這個的確可以增加錄取和拿獎的機會，因為我不打算考SUB，所以對這方面關注不多，曾經在新東方的圖書閱覽室見到過 真題目。感覺都是以記憶性的題目為主。心理學的確是申請競爭較為激烈的學科，以university of Wisconsin-Madison 為例，以下為該校進近年來申請錄取情況。

1999 2000 2001
number of appicants 260(136) 260(124) 262(102)
number admitted 19(7) 14(6) 15(2)
average GPA 3.69(3.7) 3.64(3.64) 3.69(3.88)
average GRE(Q+V) 1386(1429) 1333(1328) 1262(1256)
括弧內的表示臨床心理學專業。

有的學校的資料表明，他們非常歡迎一些有數學 生物 相關背景的申請人。當然特殊技巧，如編程、電子、社區工作經歷、學過統計和小孩子打交道的經歷都會得到他們特別關注。

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[附] 心理學專業排名
Psychology Rank/School Average reputation score(5 = highest)
1. Stanford University (CA) 4.7
2. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor 4.6
3. Univ. of Minnesota--Twin Cities (Inst. of Child Development) 4.4
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign 4.4
Yale University (CT) 4.4
6. Harvard University (MA) 4.3
University of California--Berkeley 4.3
University of California--Los Angeles 4.3
9. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 4.2
University of Wisconsin--Madison 4.2

11. Columbia University (NY) 4.1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences) 4.1
Princeton University (NJ) 4.1
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities 4.1
15. Cornell University (NY) 4.0
University of Pennsylvania 4.0
17. Indiana University--Bloomington 3.9
Northwestern University (IL) 3.9
University of California--San Diego 3.9
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill 3.9
University of Texas--Austin 3.9
University of Virginia 3.9
University of Washington 3.9

24. Duke University (NC) 3.8
Harvard University (Programs in Human Development and Psych.) (MA) 3.8
Johns Hopkins University (MD) 3.8
Ohio State University--Columbus 3.8
Univ. of California--Irvine (Dept. of Neurobiology & Behavior) 3.8
Univ. of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Combined Program in Ed. and Psych.) 3.8
30. Brown University (RI) 3.7
Cornell University (Dept. of Human Development) (NY) 3.7
Indiana University--Bloomington (Cognitive Science Program) 3.7
New York University 3.7
Penn State Univ.--University Park (Program in Human Development & Family Studies) 3.7
Stanford University (Psych. Studies in Education) (CA) 3.7
University of California--Irvine (Cognitive Sci. Dept.) 3.7
University of Chicago 3.7
University of Colorado--Boulder 3.7

39. Carnegie Mellon University (Grad. School of Industrial Admin.) (PA) 3.6
Penn State University--University Park 3.6
U. of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign (Dept. of Ed. Psych.) 3.6
Vanderbilt University (Peabody) (TN) 3.6
Vanderbilt University (TN) 3.6
Washington University in St. Louis 3.6

45. Arizona State University 3.5
Duke University (Dept. of Experimental Psych.) (NC) 3.5
Univ. of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Organizational Behavior & Human Resources) 3.5
University of Arizona 3.5
University of California--Berkeley (School of Education) 3.5
University of Iowa 3.5
University of Massachusetts--Amherst 3.5
University of Oregon 3.5
University of Pittsburgh--Main Campus 3.5

54. Purdue University--West Lafayette (IN) 3.4
Rutgers State University--New Brunswick (NJ) 3.4
Univ. of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign (Human and Community Development) 3.4
University of California--Irvine (Psych. & Social Behavior Dept.) 3.4
University of California--Santa Barbara 3.4
University of Chicago (Educational and Developmental Psych.) 3.4
University of Maryland--College Park 3.4

61. Dartmouth College (NH) 3.3
Emory University (GA) 3.3
Michigan State University 3.3
Northwestern University (Dept. of Organization Behavior) (IL) 3.3
SUNY--Stony Brook 3.3
Univ. of Texas--Austin (Child Development and Family Relations) 3.3
University of California--Davis 3.3
University of Florida 3.3
University of Iowa (Psychological and Quantitative Foundations) 3.3
University of Kansas 3.3
University of Missouri--Columbia 3.3
University of Southern California 3.3

73. Teachers College, Columbia Univeristy (Dept. of Human Development) (NY) 3.2
U. of Maryland--College Park (Dept. of Human Development and Inst. for Child Study) 3.2
University of Connecticut 3.2
University of Georgia 3.2
University of Pennsylvania (Psychology in Education Division) 3.2
University of Rochester (NY) 3.2
University of Texas--Austin (Dept. of Educational Psych.) 3.2

80. Cornell University (Dept. of Education) (NY) 3.1
Georgia Institute of Technology 3.1
Purdue University--West Lafayette (Dept. of Child Development) (IN) 3.1
Rice University (TX) 3.1
SUNY--Albany 3.1
Univ. of Kansas (Dept. of Human Development & Family Life) 3.1
86. Brandeis University (MA) 3.0
CUNY Graduate School and University Center 3.0
Case Western Reserve University (OH) 3.0
Indiana University--Bloomington (Counseling and Educational Psychology) 3.0
New York University (Dept. of Applied Psychology) 3.0
Purdue University--West Lafayette (Organizational Behavior and HR Mgment) (IN) 3.0
San Diego State Univ./Univ. of California--San Diego 3.0
Teachers College, Columbia University (Dept. of Health and Behavior Studies) (NY) 3.0
Teachers College, Columbia University (Dept. of Counsel. and Clinic. Psych.) (NY) 3.0
Temple University (PA) 3.0
University of California--Riverside 3.0
University of California--San Francisco 3.0
University of California--Santa Cruz 3.0
University of Illinois--Chicago 3.0
University of Nebraska--Lincoln 3.0
University of Southern California (School of Medicine) 3.0

102. Arizona State University (Division of Psych. in Ed.) 2.9
Boston University 2.9
Claremont Graduate School (CA) 2.9
Iowa State University 2.9
Oregon Health Science University 2.9
Penn State University--University Park (Program in Ed. Psych.) 2.9
Texas A&M University--College Station 2.9
Tufts University (MA) 2.9
Tufts University (Eliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Development) (MA) 2.9
University of Delaware 2.9
University of Miami (FL) 2.9
University of Pittsburgh--Main Campus (Dept. of Psychology in Education) 2.9
University of Utah 2.9
University of Wash