Questions and Answers
What is the scientific discipline that studies the human mind and behavior?
Psychology
What approach did Humanistic Psychology take in understanding society?
Humanistic Psychology argued that society can be understood through an interdisciplinary approach.
How has Psychology evolved since its early stages of study?
Psychology has expanded to cover the study of behavior, cognition and interaction between people, and is now working on the intersection between human behavior and culture.
Study Notes
- Psychology is a scientific discipline that studies the human mind and behavior.
- Early study focused on the human mind, but it has since expanded to cover the study of behavior, cognition and interaction between people.
- Behaviorism, the search for cause-effect relationships, dominated scientific psychology for much of the 20th century.
- Humanistic Psychology changed all that and argued that society can be understood through an interdisciplinary approach.
- Today, psychologists are working on the intersection between human behavior and culture.
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Test your knowledge of the history and modern trends in psychology with this quiz. Learn about the evolution of psychological studies and the current focus on behavior, cognition, and cultural influences.
