Why Is Psychology A Science?
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
Definition of psychology:
The term psychology is derived from two Greek words psyche meaning soul and logos meaning science or study of a subject. Thus, psychology was a study of soul or mind. Psychology is formally defined as a science which studies mental processes, experiences and behavior in different contexts.
Branches of psychology: There are various branches of psychology such as: cognitive psychology, biological psychology, developmental psychology and so on, and these branches are put under the rubrics of ‘’basic’’ and ‘’applied’’ psychology. Basic psychology provides us with theories and principles that form the basis of application of psychology and on the other hand, applied psychology provides us with different …show more content…
But, the full role involves the application and creation of knowledge by applying psychological knowledge to a human problem, applied psychologist can contribute to knowledge, initial a whole new theoretical context. The ideal role of applied psychologist is both as practitioner – in the field using the knowledge of psychology to solve human problems – and as scientific researchers – conducting research investigation the field or laboratory to provide evidence to support hypotheses or to generate new …show more content…
Psychology is the legitimate child of his mother philosophy. However, with the passage of time its nature has undergone a change from sheer speculation to the scientific procedure. Defined first as the study of soul in its history of evolution, it has been known gradually as the study of mind, study of consciousness and finally study of behavior. Today it is considered as the science of behavior where behavior is taken in its comprehensive meaning involving all types of behavior of all living organisms.
Nature of psychology is quite scientific and not philosophical or mysterious as supposed to be considered in days gone by. Like sciences, it believes in cause and effect relationship, utilizes observations, experimentation and other scientific methods for its study, possesses a universally accepted body of facts and believes in the modification and alterations in its principle through future researches and findings. However, it is not so perfect and developed a science as the other natural and physical sciences. Human psychology and the related fields of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy achieved their greatest acceptance and popularity in the 1950s, at which time they were publicly perceived as sciences. But this was never true, and it is not true today – human psychology has never risen to the status of a science, for several
Definition of psychology:
The term psychology is derived from two Greek words psyche meaning soul and logos meaning science or study of a subject. Thus, psychology was a study of soul or mind. Psychology is formally defined as a science which studies mental processes, experiences and behavior in different contexts.
Branches of psychology: There are various branches of psychology such as: cognitive psychology, biological psychology, developmental psychology and so on, and these branches are put under the rubrics of ‘’basic’’ and ‘’applied’’ psychology. Basic psychology provides us with theories and principles that form the basis of application of psychology and on the other hand, applied psychology provides us with different …show more content…
But, the full role involves the application and creation of knowledge by applying psychological knowledge to a human problem, applied psychologist can contribute to knowledge, initial a whole new theoretical context. The ideal role of applied psychologist is both as practitioner – in the field using the knowledge of psychology to solve human problems – and as scientific researchers – conducting research investigation the field or laboratory to provide evidence to support hypotheses or to generate new …show more content…
Psychology is the legitimate child of his mother philosophy. However, with the passage of time its nature has undergone a change from sheer speculation to the scientific procedure. Defined first as the study of soul in its history of evolution, it has been known gradually as the study of mind, study of consciousness and finally study of behavior. Today it is considered as the science of behavior where behavior is taken in its comprehensive meaning involving all types of behavior of all living organisms.
Nature of psychology is quite scientific and not philosophical or mysterious as supposed to be considered in days gone by. Like sciences, it believes in cause and effect relationship, utilizes observations, experimentation and other scientific methods for its study, possesses a universally accepted body of facts and believes in the modification and alterations in its principle through future researches and findings. However, it is not so perfect and developed a science as the other natural and physical sciences. Human psychology and the related fields of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy achieved their greatest acceptance and popularity in the 1950s, at which time they were publicly perceived as sciences. But this was never true, and it is not true today – human psychology has never risen to the status of a science, for several