出國(guó)留學(xué)申請(qǐng)三篇

出國(guó)留學(xué)申請(qǐng)三篇出國(guó)留學(xué)申請(qǐng)二篇出國(guó)留學(xué)申請(qǐng)三篇

Program:TeenagerJuvenileDevelopmentalPsychology

Inmyundergraduateprogram,IreceivededucationacrosstwofieldsadegreeprograminlawattheLawSchoolofxUniversityandadegreeprograminpsychologyatxUniversity.Myrigorousacademictrainingsacrossthosetwofieldshavegivenmenecessaryqualificationsforpursuingamoreadvancedprogrameitherinpsychologyorinlaw,endowingmewithauniqueadvantageininterdisciplinaryknowledge.

AsfarasIamconcerned,lawandpsychologyarereciprocal.Theyallpertaintohumanbehavior.Asamatteroffact,mythesisinlaw,entitled"xX"exploresjuveniledelinquencybyexaminingtheplicatedpsychologicalfactorsoftheyoungergenerationofChinainfamily,schoolandneighborhoodsettings.However,thereareessentialdifferencesbetweenthem.Intermsofthecausalrelationshipsofhumanbehavior,lawisprimarilyconcernedwiththetreatmentoftheconsequencesofhumanbehaviorwhilepsychologyprobesintothemotivationsthatcausepeopletoactastheydo.Intheframeworkofhumanrelations,lawaimsatorderlyandwell-regulatedsocialrelationshipwhilepsychology,withitsinterventionsintotheprocessofhumandevelopment,seekstofacilitatethehealthydevelopmentoftheindividuals.

Whilelawandpsychologyarebothindispensabletotheproperfunctioningofoursociety,whenitestomakingachoicebetweenthosetwofieldsinwhichtopursueagraduateprogram,IdecidetooptforaprograminDevelopmentalPsychology.Mydecisionismotivatedbythefactthatlawcanonlydealwiththeaftermathofhumanbehaviorwhereaspsychologycanprovidepreventivemeasuresagainstpossiblenegativehumanbehavior.Childadolescentpsychology,afieldIaminterestedin,mayfacilitatethedevelopmentofhealthypersonalitystructurethatmayenablechildrenandadolescentsinteractwiththesocietyinaharmoniousmanner.

IhavereceivedsoundacademictrainingsthatastudentofpsychologycanexpectinChina,excellingparticularlyinDevelopmentalPsychology,CognitivePsychology,ExperimentalPsychologyandothercorecourses,allofwhichhaveimpartedtomethenecessarytheoreticalknowledge.My87/100GPAinPsychologyhasmademethetopstudentinmyclassandthewinnerofaseriesoftheuniversitystop-levelscholarships.Asanundergraduate,Ihaveattemptedatsometentativeresearchbysubmittingessaysandresearchpaperstoprovincial-levelanduniversity-leveljournals(pleaserefertomyResume).Inperformingthoseresearches,IfindthatIhavebenefitedconsiderablyfrommysolidmathematicsfoundationandtherelatedmethodologymyscorefortheAdvancedMathematicscourseis98/100whiletheSPSSwasnearlyfullmark.Ihavemasteredimportantstatisticalandquantitativemethods,puterprogrammingandLISRELwithmuchfacilityandIexcelindesigningexperimentsandpreparingquestionnaires.

IstartedtoperformformalacademicresearchattheDevelopmentalPsychologyLabinxUniversitytwoyearsbyworkingasaresearchassistanttoProf.x,aleadingChinesescholaronsocialdevelopmentinchildhoodandadolescenceandpeerrelations.Byfocusingonthepeerrelations,socialcognition,socialself-concept,attributions,andpastsocialexperiences,Ipletedafull-lengthresearchpaperx,whichbecameaposterpresentationatthex.Myresearchindicatesthatinadditiontomaintaininganappropriatelevelofsocialself-conceptandoptimisticattributionalstyle,itisessentiallyworthwhiletoemphasizeanothertwostrategiestoimprovethepositivepeernominations:topayspecialattentiontotheattributionstonegativeeventsofthelife,andtoattributesocialpopularityorsuccesstosomestablecauses.Basedonmydistinguishedacademicperformance,Iattendedthexandthex.

Offcampus,Ihaveworkedasasocialworkerofferingpsychologicalconsultingforthe"NoWorryTeenagers'columnfortheauthoritativejournalx,dealingwiththeproblemsconcerninginterpersonalrelationsandsocialcognitionofadolescentsandyoungadults.Thisexperienceallowedmetogaininsightintomanyimportantaspectsofthementallivesofthisgroupofpeoplebeyondthemerestatisticaldata.However,itisaregretthatmyknowledgeisinsufficienttoofferadequateconsultingservicetomyaudienceofsuchdiversebackgrounds.Thisfactrevealstometheneedtoundertakemoreadvancedstudiestoimprovemyprofessionalpetence.

Iamstronglyinterestedinthedevelopmentalpsychologyofadolescentsbecausebyhelpingadolescentsbuildupahealthypsychologythatmayenablethemtosuccessfullyintegrateintothepetitiveworldofadults,hencefewersocialproblemscouldbecreated.Inmyproposedprogram,Iwouldliketoconcentrateonthefollowingsubjects:socialcognitiveandsocial-emotionaldevelopmentinchildhoodandadolescence;peerrelationsandfamilyrelationsandtheirinfluenceondevelopment;resilienceinhighrisksettings;developmentofself-esteem;genderdifferencesandsimilarities,andresearchmethods.TheUniversityofxsgraduateeducationisverystronginthosefields.Yourfacultyconsistsofdistinguishedprofessorswhoefromleadinguniversitiesandhavemadeimportantresearchachievements.Yourprogramoffersstudentsatotalof14labs,amongwhichMultipleIdentitiesandInterpersonalInteractionsLabismostrelevanttomystudy.IexpectthatyourPh.D.programcangivemeinstructioninthefundamentaltheoriesandknowledgeofdevelopmentalpsychologyandalsogivemerigoroustraininginplanning,conductingandevaluatingresearch.IwouldliketoidentifyProf.xasmypotentialadvisor,whoseresearchinterestscoversawidespectrum,includingmostofthefieldsIaminterestedin.

Tome,psychologymeanscare,psychologicalresearchistofindouthowtocareandpsychologicalserviceistoofferthecare.Mycareerobjectiveistodevelopintoaresearch-orientedprofessorwhocanperformsubstantialresearchonadolescentpsychology.IwillstudythosefeaturesofpsychologythatChineseadolescentssharewiththeirxcounterpartsasChinaisunderheavyinfluencesofxculture.ButIwouldalsoexaminetheroleoftraditionalChinesecultureinshapingthepsychologyof