关于心理学

心理学是关于研究动机（MOTIVE）的一门科学，它在美国的确属于比较热门的科学，也是很多学校展开学术竞争的重头戏。具体包括有以下几个领路：

临床心理学（clinical psychology)只要研究方向为 psychopathology,it means the study of the origin growth and symptoms of mental or behavioral disorder.如酒瘾、药瘾。

认知心理学（cognitive psychology,还有的叫 cognitive and perceptual science)主要研究人体对外在事物的认知过程，eg 语言的获得，视觉听觉的感知等。

发展心理学（development psychology)主要研究人在生长发育过程中的心理变化过程，如智力发育、儿童期精神创伤对成年的影响等。

社会（人本)心理学social and personality psychology,主要研究群体之间的影响，相互作用。如 social cognizance ;equality;unintentional discrimination.

此外 事无巨细，很多学校依据知己的特色 还设了许多专业，如biological psychology,（如 university of Wisconsin -madison)experimental psychology(如YALE）,industrial psychology, political and economic psychology(如CMU）.

大部分的心理学是属于college of arts and science, 但是个别学校会属于教育学院（school of education), 如排名第二的 University of Michigan-ann arbor.

容易引起误会的是 psychiatry,the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis ,treatment and prevention of mental and emotionaldisorders这个属于医学院的专业。

关于申请

心理学是一门与其它学科有紧密联系又相对独立的学科，所以为了照顾许多非心理学专业人士申请，大多数学校并不强求SUB，但是用他们强烈建议你考一个SUB，因为这个的确可以增加录取和拿奖的机会，因为我不打算考SUB，所以对这方面关注不多，曾经在新东方的图书阅览室见到过 真题目。感觉都是以记忆性的题目为主。心理学的确是申请竞争较为激烈的学科，以university of Wisconsin-Madison 为例，以下为该校进近年来申请录取情况。

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)
括弧内的表示临床心理学专业。

有的学校的资料表明，他们非常欢迎一些有数学 生物 相关背景的申请人。当然特殊技巧，如编程、电子、社区工作经历、学过统计和小孩子打交道的经历都会得到他们特别关注。

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[附] 心理学专业排名
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