Thanks for stopping by
this is 2 Minute Classroom
and today we're answering the question "what is psychology?"
I've enlisted the help of someone who knows more about this topic than I do
so he'll take it from here
Psychology is such an interesting topic.
Don't you agree?
It is so diversified that person can apply its principles
Anywhere
such as persuasion in marketing
behavioral of children
and research in science
the word
Psychology
comes from the Greek words psyche meaning soul
and logos meaning to study
All that psychology is
is a study of the human mind and behavior
It just answers the question,
Why do we do the things we do?
from it's roots
Psychology is just philosophy plus
experimentation
because of philosophy the history of psychology is so vast
But that is a topic for another time.
this is just to introduce you to
psychology
The official start date a psychology
when it is recognized as a science
is 1879
This is when Wilhelm Wundt
created the first psychology lab
at the university of Leipzig in germany
over time
Psychology has evolved with many disciplines of study
Nonetheless there are two main branches
experimental and applied
Experimental Psychology
Deals with research
by way of the scientific method
It answers the questions of why and what?
Why are is this child acting the way he is?
What happens to the mind to cause mental disorders?
Applied Psychology is applying the research from Experimental Psychology
Counselors can be found here
therapists, clinical psychologists, applied behavior analysis and so on
It answers the question of how
How can I make the world a better place?
How can I help this child with bad behavior?
How can I help this person overcome a mental disorder?
As you can see
psychology can soon go off into many directions
Okay
That was my my brief introduction to psychology
Please let me know
if there are any topics within psychology you're interested in, by commenting down below
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