Students enrolled in two sections of an undergraduate psychology communication course (n=34) completed the Scientist-Practitioner Inventory at the beginning and end of the semester. As predicted, students showed a stronger preference for practice-related areas of psychology than science-related areas of psychology at both the beginning and end of the course. Changes in student interests were also investigated. Student interests in science and practice related areas and subareas remained relatively stable and were not significantly different from the beginning to the end of the semester. Future career path choices of students and undergraduate program curriculum are discussed.
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Rutgers State Univ, Grad Sch Appl & Profess Psychol, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USARutgers State Univ, Grad Sch Appl & Profess Psychol, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USA