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Stephen Petrill
Stephen Petrill is an American psychologist. Biography Petrill obtained his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Notre Dame in 1990 and got his Ph.D. in the same field five years later at the Case Western Reserve University. Two years later he started working at the Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre in London and then worked at Wesleyan University until 2001. Since that year he worked at the Pennsylvania State University, Penn State University until 2006 and then had a job at the Ohio State University where he still works. Currently he is also an editor of ''Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry'' and prior to it was chairman of the ''Behavioral Genetic and Epidemiology Study Section'' at National Institutes of Health. He also serves as a member of the Basic Processes Review Panel at the Institute for Education Sciences and was an author of numerous peer-reviewed papers relating to his studies which brought him an h-index of 35. In 2012 he became a direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social sciences. Psychologists seek an understanding of the emergent properties of brains, linking the discipline to neuroscience. As social scientists, psychologists aim to understand the behavior of individuals and groups.Fernald LD (2008)''Psychology: Six perspectives'' (pp.12–15). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.Hockenbury & Hockenbury. Psychology. Worth Publishers, 2010. Ψ (''psi''), the first letter of the Greek word ''psyche'' from which the term psychology is derived (see below), is commonly associated with the science. A professional practitioner or researcher involved in the discipline is called a psychologist. Some psychologists can also be classified as behavioral or cognitive scientists. Some psyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
