Introduction

INTRODUCTION

             The earth is growing old. It has been evolving from its simplest form. Billions of years past, however, its inhabitants had not yet learned the lesson that the world is teaching.

              As an individual, when can we say that a person is normal? How does he behaves? What are the different factors that affects his behaviors? All this fascinating questions can be answered through psychology.

              The subject of psychology has always fascinated man not only because it deals with something relevant and close to one’s life but also because by its very nature, it is never obsolete. Man is a creature of unplumbed depths and any study of man seems to be in-exhaustive and unending.

               Before anything else, I would like to give you some glimpse on what psychology is and a brief history about it.

               Psychology is derived from the Greek words psyche and logos, meaning soul and body. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of the behavior of living organisms, with special attention to human behavior. It is a science because it is systematic and empirical.

               Psychology once formally started in the year 1879 in Leipzig, Germany. By 19^th century, psychology began to achieve the status of an independent science when a group of German philosophers started to use scientific methodology in their psychological studies. Leading this group was Wilhelm Wundt, who established the first psychological laboratory and was later called the founder of modern experimental psychology.

                The first formal laboratory was set up at the John Hopkins University in 1883. In psychology, there are different schools of thoughts mainly Structuralism, Functionalism, Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, Gestalt, Humanistic and Cognitive. There are also many branches of psychology such as General Psychology, Comparative, Genetic and many more. If there are branches there are also methods used in psychology. Example of this are Introspection, Observation, Experimental and many more. There are lots of interesting topics to be explored in psychology and that would be your task to do so.

                In this page, you will learn different ideas, words, phrases and sentences with regards to psychology and different practical applications. This would help you better understand the world of psychology and how does it happens in your every living without noticing.

               EXPLORE. LEARN.APPLY and ENJOY! Psychology is interesting!