1.Definitions:
The word 'psychology' is derived from two Greek roots:'Psyche',meaning 'mind' or 'soul' and 'Logos' ,meaning 'study of '. Psychology,therefore,literally means 'study of the mind'.
A more recent definition:The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
2.The history of psychology
Philosophy:Empiricism and Positivism
Biology:Evolution and Physiology
Physics
3.When did psychology start?
The start of psychology as a separate scientific discipline,1879，Wilhelm Wundt created 1st psychology lab in Leipzig.
Wundt :the 'founding father 'of psychology
American version:
William James :began teaching a course on the relationship between physiology and psychology at Harvard University in 1875 and published 'Principles is Psychology' in 1890.
4.How did psychology develop ?
Structuralism
Functionalism
Psychoanalysis
Behaviourism
Cognitive psychology
the Humanistic approach
the Biological approach
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