... universities and polytechnic colleges.They are also involved in research, dealing in ways in which knowledge is attained, retained and used. This includes area's such as, memory, perception, problem solving and reasoning . This is usually pure (applied) research , carried out in the name of science, the work of people like Pavlov and Skinner are good examples of work in this field. Academic psychologists are also used by business organisations to carry out research on their behalf. EDUCATIONAL psychologists are usually employed in nurseries, schools and colleges and generally work with the five to sixteen year old age groups. Their main area's of work include the administering of tests such as IQ tests as part of the assessment of learning difficulties. They are involved in the planning and supervision of remedial teaching,planning and implementation of educational programmes for physically handicapped, mentally handicapped and other children with learning difficulties. Furthermore they are involved ...

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