Psychology

Psychology comes from two Greek words-Psyche and Logos

Psyche means mind or soul
Logos means science
According to Philosopher: Psychology is the science of mind or soul.
According to Physiologist: Psychology is the science of mind and body.
Wilhelm Wundt : He is the father of psychology. He established a
psychological laboratory at Leipzig university in Germany in
1879..According to Wundt psychology is the science of mind and body
which is expressed through sensation.
J.B Watson : He is a modern psychologist .According to Watson psychology
is the science of human and animal behavior(1910)
Crider: According to Crider , Psychology can be defined as the scientific
study of behavior and mental process.(1981)
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Subject matters of Psychology

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