Psychology

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What is Psychology?

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Psychology is an academic and applied field involving the study of behavior, mind and thought and the subconscious neurological bases of behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including relating to individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness.

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How is Psychology differs from the other social sciences?

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Psychology differs from the other social sciences — anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology — in seeking to explain the mental processes and behavior of individuals.

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How is Psychology differs from biology and neuroscience?

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Psychology differs from biology and neuroscience in that it is primarily concerned with the interaction of mental processes and behavior on a systemic level, as opposed to studying the biological or neural processes themselves.

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How is Psychology similar to neuropsychology? Biological?

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In contrast, the subfield of neuropsychology studies the actual neural processes and how they relate to the mental effects they subjectively produce. Biological psychology is the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and mental states.

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Does Psychology refer to the brain or nervous system?

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Psychology does not necessarily refer to the brain or nervous system and can be framed purely in terms of phenomenological or information processing theories of mind.

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How can Psychology can be used?

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Increasingly, though, an understanding of brain function is being included in psychological theory and practice, particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

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Does Psychology explain consciousness, behavior and social interaction?

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Psychology describes and attempts to explain consciousness, behavior and social interaction.

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What does Empirical psychology devoted to?

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Empirical psychology is primarily devoted to describing human experience and behavior as it actually occurs.

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What have been examine in the past 20 years in Psychology?

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In the past 20 years or so psychology has begun to examine the relationship between consciousness and the brain or nervous system.

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Which determine what? Consciousness control brain or Brain control Consciousness?

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It is still not clear in what ways these interact: does consciousness determine brain states or do brain states determine consciousness - or are both going on in various ways?

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When was the mark of the Psychology as a Scientific Enterprise?

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The late 19th century marks the start of psychology as a scientific enterprise.

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Who, When, and Where was Psychology started as a independent field of study?

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The year 1879 is commonly seen as the start of psychology as an independent field of study, because in that year German scientist Wilhelm Wundt founded the first laboratory dedicated exclusively to psychological research in Leipzig, Germany.