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Psychology

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How would you define psychology

Psychology is the science of the behavior and mental processes of humans and other higher animals . It is concerned with the responses of individuals and groups to their physical and social environments . As a basic science , psychology is concerned with learning the facts of human nature and formulating general principles in regard to them . As an applied science it is concerned with solving human problems Psychological findings and theories have had a profound influence on child rearing , education

, medicine (especially the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness , law , criminology , literature , art industry and politics . In one sense , psychology is as old as the human race , because people have always been interested in themselves and their fellows . They have tried to analyze their own thoughts and feelings have observed the behavior of those around them , and have offered numerous theories of the human mind and of human activity . However psychology as a field of scientific inquiry did not have its beginnings until late in the 19th century . It is a biological science closely related to physiology . It is also one of the behavioral and social sciences . Scientific method involves investigating a certain event or gathering and assimilating some information 's related to it . Just like in psychology , it has methods that are following the aforementioned Psychology adopted the technique of having and following the scientific method so that they will be able to study a phenomenon in- depth , so that they...

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