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1.What is Psychology? 2.Background 2.Background of Psychology 3.Origins and Beginnings of Modern Psychology 4.Subect Matter of Modern Psychology !."he #i$erent Schools of Psychology %.Branches of Psychology &.'reas &.'reas of S(eciali)ation of Psychology *.Other Sub+elds ,.Sco(e of Psychology 1-.Methods of Psychology esearch 11.Obecti/es of Psychology 12.0e/els 12.0e/els of n/estigation 13.alues of Psychology

1.What is Psychology? 2.Background 2.Background of Psychology 3.Origins and Beginnings of Modern Psychology 4.Subect Matter of Modern Psychology !."he #i$erent Schools of Psychology %.Branches of Psychology &.'reas &.'reas of S(eciali)ation of Psychology *.Other Sub+elds ,.Sco(e of Psychology 1-.Methods of Psychology esearch 11.Obecti/es of Psychology 12.0e/els 12.0e/els of n/estigation 13.alues of Psychology

What is Psychology ?

Psychology . . .  is deri/ed fro the 5reek 6ords Psyche Psyche 6hich  6hich eans soul and 0ogos 6hich eans discourse.  (sychology or ental (hiloso(hy 6as thus literally a study of soul.  'bout four centuries ago7 ental (hiloso(hers began to translate (syche7 as 8ind9 and (sychology 6as then de+ned as 8 a study of ind.9  :/entually re(laced by the de+nition of (sychology as 8 a science of beha/ior.;; beha/ior.;; t is a science because it is systeatic and e(irical and is de(endent u(on easureent.

Psychology is a science and the properly trained psychologist is a scientist, or at least, a practitioner who uses scientic methods and information resulting from scientic investigation.

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