As the science of behavior and psychological processes, psychology has a vast range. At one end, it borders on the natural sciences such as biology and physiology, and at the other, it shares interest with social science disciplines such as sociology and anthropology. With the goal of understanding, predicting, and modifying behavior and psychological processes, psychologists must include in their studies a variety of perspectives. These vantage points include:

• Natural Science (learning and memory, sensation and perception, physiology),
• Cognitive (thinking, problem solving, and language),
• Developmental (the process of human growth),
• Social (the influence of groups),
• Clinical/Abnormal (understanding and treating people with psychological disorders),
• Industrial/Organizational (applying psychological principles to the work place).

Psychology provides direct training for employment in four major areas. It can be applied to careers:

1. promoting individual health (clinical psychology, counseling psychology, community psychology, health psychology),
2. in educational settings (school psychology, college teaching),
3. in business settings (industrial and organizational psychology, engineering psychology, consumer psychology), and
4. in the public domain (environmental psychology, law and psychology, psychology and public police).

Psychology is also an excellent preparation and aid for careers in such fields as medicine, law, business, education, and social work.