Branch of psychology sorts studies by the area of psychology they were designed to test. Wikipedia states, "An experiment is a procedure carried out to support or refute a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried," and each study belongs to whichever branch first posed that hypothesis. This grouping keeps studies with a shared research question together.
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Era of Emergence Branch of Psychology
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1. Wikipedia: Health Psychology
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Led by Joseph Matarazzo, in 1977, APA added a division devoted to health psychology.
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