Introducing PsychologyWhat is "Psychology?"In scientific context, psychology is understood as "the science of behavior and mental processes" (Zimbardo, Johnson, McCann, 2012). The aim of Psychology as a scientific subject is to describe, explain, and predict the human beings behavior and experience. Psychological findings are strongly based on empirical research and follow consequently scientific standards of research and theorising. What is Psychology not?
Although psychologists study the mind, that does not mean they can read your thoughts!
Scientific background of PsychologyPsychology as a scientific subject is based on several paradigms and traditions of theory and research. Nowadays the modern Psychology mainly links the findings of
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