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.
2. Preschool children's psychology refers to the science of studying the psychological development law of children from birth to school. Preschool children's developmental psychology is an important basic theoretical course for preschool education majors, and it is also a highly practical science.
It is not only a basic course for learners to enter the field of preschool education, but also has a certain guiding role for practitioners, which can help preschool teachers to guide children's psychological development according to objective laws, avoid blindness in work and improve the effectiveness of education.
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Psychological application
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 a behavior observation report about the body and 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.
Step 2 explain what happened
Description must be faithful to perceptible information, while explanation carefully transcends observable phenomena. 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.
Psychological explanations usually admit that most behaviors are influenced by some factors. Some factors play a role within the individual, such as genetic composition, intelligence level or self-esteem. The internal determinants of these behaviors are called organic variables. They are some special contents about the body.
As far as human beings are concerned, these decisive factors are the so-called personality variables. There are some external factors. The external influence on behavior is environmental variable or situational variable.
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.
Step 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.
The ability to control behavior is very important, because it provides a way for psychology to help people improve their quality of life.
Psychologists use scientific methods to draw conclusions about individual behavior and psychological process. Psychologists have several goals: objectively describe behavior at an appropriate level, explain the reasons for behavior, predict when behavior will happen, and control behavior to improve the quality of life.
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