Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the website -- Majoring in psychology -- Why major in psychology? -- Succeeding in college : transitions, strategies, and resources -- Succeeding in the psychology major : adjustments, common difficulties, and strategies -- Assessing and developing career goals -- Using your bachelor's degree : preparing for the job market -- The preprofessional degree : preparing for graduate school -- The preprofessional degree: applying to graduate school -- The subfields of psychology -- Careers in research: -- Experimental, developmental, social, cognitive, and biopsychology -- Careers in industrial and organizational psychology -- Careers in clinical psychology and counseling psychology -- Careers in educational and school psychology -- Careers in exercise and sport psychology -- Careers in health psychology -- Careers in neuropsychology -- Careers in forensic psychology -- Careers in academe -- Assessing the career outlook for the psychology major -- Index.

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