2006-09-19 21:51:39 · 9 answers · asked by eku 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Psychology (ancient Greek: psyche = soul and logos = word) is the study of behaviour, mind and thought. It is largely concerned with humans, although the behaviour and thought of animals is also studied; either as a subject in its own right (see animal cognition and ethology), or more controversially, as a way of gaining an insight into human psychology by means of comparison (see comparative psychology). Psychology is commonly defined as: "the science of behaviour and mental processes".
2006-09-19 21:55:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychology is an academic and applied field involving the study of the human mind, brain, and behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness.
Psychology differs from anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology in seeking to explain the mental processes and behavior of individuals. Psychology differs from biology and neuroscience in that it is primarily concerned with the interaction of mental processes and behavior, and of the overall processes of a system, and not simply the biological or neural processes themselves, though the subfield of neuropsychology combines the study of the actual neural processes with the study of the mental effects they have subjectively produced.
The word psychology comes from the ancient Greek ÏÏ
Ïή psyche ("soul," "mind") and -λογία, -ology, "study").
2006-09-20 05:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychology can be referred as the sum or characteristics of the mental states and processes of a person or class of persons, or of the mental states and processes involved in a field of activity.
2006-09-21 05:14:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi friend,
Behaviour of organs is Manarism; Behaviour of human is Character; Behaviour of MIND is PSYCOLOGY.......
2006-09-23 16:25:20 · answer #4 · answered by priya 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Study of behaviour and it is nothing but human science.
2006-09-20 04:56:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anikris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the study of the mind nature vs. nuture
2006-09-20 08:28:13 · answer #6 · answered by slightly disturbed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the science of study of human behaviour ....
simple and smart meaning
2006-09-20 05:01:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dear friend,
its the science that deals with mind and its complicacies, problems and solutions.
have gr8 day
raj
2006-09-20 04:57:03 · answer #8 · answered by dreamsunltd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
studing of human nature
2006-09-20 05:06:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋