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Medicine : Doctors have realised that the terms of how a ‘computer’ is structured, its maxim, healthy body requires a healthy mind, memory organised, sequential and is actually true. A large number of hospitals simultaneous (read parallel) processing of now employ psychologists. The role of information. Computer scientists and psychologists in preventing people from engineers are seeking to make computers not engaging in health hazardous behaviours and only more and more intelligent but also in adhering to the prescribed doctors’ regimen machines which can sense and feel. Developments in both these disciplines have are some of the important areas where the two disciplines have come together. While treating brought about significant advancement in the patients suffering from cancer, AIDS, and the field of cognitive sciences. physically challenged, or handling patients in Law and Criminology : A skilled lawyer and the Intensive Care Unit, and patients during a criminologist requires knowledge of post operative care doctors have also felt the need for psychological counselling. A psychology in answering such questions as: successful doctor looks at the psychological How well a witness remembers an accident, a as well as physical well-being of the patients. street fight, or a murder? How well can s/he report such facts when taking the witness stand in the court? What factors influence the Economics, Political Science and Sociology : As sister social science disciplines,ecision which is taken by the jury? What are these three have drawn considerably from the dependable signs of guilt and falsehood? psychology and have enriched it as well. What factors are held important in holding a culprit responsible for her/his action? What Psychology has contributed a great deal to the degree of punishment is considered just for a study of micro-level economic behaviour, criminal act? Psychologists seek to answer particularly in understanding consumer behaviour, savings behaviour and in decision- these questions. Currently, a number of psychologists are involved in research on such making. American economists have used data issues, the answers to which would help the on consumer sentiments to predict economic legal system of the country in the future. growth. Three scholars who have worked on such problems have received the Nobel Prize inEconomics,namelyH.Simon,D.Kahneman Mass Communication : The print and the electronic media have entered in our lives in a and T. Schelling. Like economics, political very big way. They have a major influence on science too draws considerably from our thinking, attitudes and our emotions. If psychology, particularly, in understanding they have brought us closer together, they issues related to exercise of power and have also reduced cultural diversities. The authority, nature of political conflicts and theimpact of media on the formation of attitudes resolutions, and voting behaviour. Sociology of children and their behaviour is a domain and psychology come together to explain and where both these disciplines come together. understandthebehaviourofindividualswithin Psychology also helps in developing strategies different socio-cultural contexts. Issues relatefor better and effective communication. A tosocialisation,groupandcollectivebehaviour, journalist in reporting news must know the and intergroup conflicts gain from both these reader’sinterestsinthestory.Sincemoststories disciplines. deal with human events, knowledge of their motivesandemotionsisveryimportant.Astory Computer Science : From the very beginning, will have more impact if it is based on a the effort of computer science has been in background of psychological knowledge and mimicking the human mind. One can see it in insight. 14 Psychology Reprint 2026-27