Lecture 1: The Evolution of Psychology. What is Psychology? A set of questions about mental functioning –trace back to philosophy –Aristotle asked about.
Chapter 1 The History and Evolution of Psychology.
The Evolution to Psychology1 Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology.
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes in humans and other animals. The word psychology.
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology. What is Psychology Psychology is –the science that studies behavior and –the physiological and cognitive processes.
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology. What was there before the science of Psychology? “Cogito ergo sum”
Chapter 1 The Evolution of Psychology. The Development of Psychology: From Speculation to Science 0 Prior to 1879 0 Physiology and philosophy scholars.
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology. Psychology Derived from two Greek words: –Psyche meaning soul –And logos meaning the study of a subject.
