Psychology is a science that studies human psychological phenomena and their psychological functions and behavioral activities under their influence, taking into account outstanding theories and applications. Psychology includes basic psychology and applied psychology, and its research involves many fields such as perception, cognition, emotion, thinking, personality, behavior habits, interpersonal relationship, social relationship, etc., as well as many fields of daily life-family, education, health, society, etc.
On the one hand, psychology tries to explain the basic behavior and psychological function of individuals with brain operation, and at the same time, psychology also tries to explain the role of individual psychological function in social behavior and social motivation.
In addition, it is also related to neuroscience, medicine, philosophy, biology, religion and other disciplines, because the physiological or psychological effects discussed by these disciplines will affect the individual's mind. In fact, many humanities and natural disciplines are related to psychology, and human psychological activities are inseparable from human living environment.
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The application of psychology:
1. Describe what happened: The first task of psychology is to observe behavior accurately. Psychologists generally refer to this observation as their data. Behavior data is an observation report about biological behavior and the environment when the behavior occurs. When researchers collect data, they must choose an appropriate level of analysis and design a method to measure behavior that can ensure objectivity.
2. Explain what happened: The description must be faithful to the perceptible information, while the explanation carefully goes beyond the observable phenomenon. In many fields of psychology, the central goal is to find the laws of behavior and psychological process. Psychologists want to find out how behavior works.
A trained psychologist can use his or her insight into human experience and the fact that previous researchers have found the same phenomenon to explain the observed phenomenon. Many psychologists try to determine which of several explanations can explain a particular behavior pattern most accurately.
3. Predict what will happen: Prediction in psychology is a statement of the possibility of a specific behavior and the possibility of a specific relationship being discovered. An accurate explanation of the reasons hidden in specific behavior forms can often enable researchers to make accurate predictions about future behavior.
4. Control what happens: Control is the core and the most inspiring goal. Control means making behavior happen or not-initiating it, maintaining it, stopping it, affecting its form, intensity or incidence. If the explanation of behavior causes can create conditions for controlling behavior, then this explanation is convincing.
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