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# Introduction to Psychology ## What is Psychology? * Discover the roots of human behaviors. * It deals with aspects of behavior, as the basis of mental activity, habits, and learnings, intelligence and personality. * It comes from the Greek word *psyche* meaning "soul". * In ancient times, it's st...

# Introduction to Psychology ## What is Psychology? * Discover the roots of human behaviors. * It deals with aspects of behavior, as the basis of mental activity, habits, and learnings, intelligence and personality. * It comes from the Greek word *psyche* meaning "soul". * In ancient times, it's study of Soul. * It is linked with biology and physiology * Scientific study of human behavior and mental processes ## Misconceptions About Psychology * Mysterious/Mystery * Common Sense * Para-Science ## Common Sense * They act like teachers but not a real teacher ## Astronomy * Study Stars & heavenly body ## Palmistry * Study of the lines in palm ## Astrology * Study of knowing personality, by position of the stars. ## Graphology * Stroke of handwriting ## Character "Ugali" * Long things we do ## Personality "Pagkatao" ## Ancient Roman * Latin word "persona" means mask worn by Roman actors to portray characters in Greek drama * Project a role false appearance