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PSYCHOLOGY
Definition:
Classical
Greek: psyche = "soul" or
"mind", logos = "study of" is an
academic and
applied
field involving the
study
of
behavior,
mind and
thought
and the
neurological
bases of 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. It is largely concerned with
humans, although the behavior and mental processes of
animals can also
be part of psychology research, either as a subject in
its own right (e.g.
animal
cognition and
ethnology),
or somewhat more controversially, as a way of gaining an
insight into human psychology by means of comparison
(including
comparative psychology). Psychology is
commonly defined as the science of behavior and mental
processes. Although its name derives from Greek
"psyche", psychology does not scientifically
study the soul, since no evidence exists to show such a
thing exists.
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