As in any profession, becoming a respected leader in the field of psychology requires years of school, an intellectual curiosity and a wealth of experience with independent research. But of the major perks, psychologists find that they get to scratch the inquisitive itch about the phenomena that interest them most. Recently, members of the University of Delaware's Department of Psychology sought to determine how far reaching the effects of jealousy can be on a person's everyday interactions, MSNBC.com reports. During the study, women were asked to identify certain landscapes and architectural photos that were rotated 90 degrees from a normal point of view. They were then asked to repeat the experiment as their partners rated the attractiveness of women that they were showed. Afterwards the women were asked how uncomfortable they felt about their partner's role in rating other women. As it turned out, the more jealous subjects were found to be more distracted at their task at hand. "This helps to rule out baseline individual differences between the women and helps us attribute the effect specifically to the jealousy manipulation," researcher Steven Most told the news source. As these and similar studies continue, the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the employment of psychologists to increase by 12 pecent through 2018.  |