EDUC120: PSYCHOLOGY

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Initially psychology was a branch of philosophy that explained human nature from metaphysical (unscientific) perspective. For example, with this definition a parent would say that his child is not doing well in class because he is being cursed. Yet a more realistic explanation could be from a variety of sources such as social problems and poor teaching methods. The word psychology was derived from two Greek words (1 ) psyche - mind, soul, spirit and (2) logos - the study of-----. Therefore, psychology was initially defined as "The study of the mind
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