Essay Archive - The Study of Psychology
The Study of Psychology
Chapter 1 discusses psychology. It mentions why psychologists do what they do and the purpose of why they study psychology. It also discusses how psychologists conduct research, how psychology emerged, the steps of research, ethical issues, and the 20th century perspective on psychology. Psychology is the study of how people think, feel, act, and perceive things.
Psychologists seek to describe, predict, and explain how people behave. Psychologists sometimes attempt to control how people act. Scientific research is cumulative with new studies building on old on....
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