Psychology defined

The American Psychological Association (APA) defines psychology as "the study of the mind and behavior". Psychology is a diverse scientific discipline that comprises several major branches of research, including experimental, biological, cognitive, lifespan developmental, personality, and social psychology, as well as several subareas of research and applied psychology, such as clinical, industrial/organizational, school and educational, human factors, health, neuropsychology, and cross-cultural psychology.


The British Psychological Society defines psychology as "the scientific study of people, the mind and behaviour".

The Canadian Psychological Society defines psychology as "the scientific study of behaviour and the mind". 

The Australian Psychological Society defines psychology as "the scientific study of human behaviour and mental processes". 

The South African Psychological Society defines psychology as "the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes, including perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behaviour, and interpersonal relationships". 

References


APA Dictionary of Psychology. (n.d.). Psychology. Retrieved January 26, 2024, from https://dictionary.apa.org/psychology

Australian Psychological Society. (2018). Psychology. In *APS Dictionary of Psychology*. Retrieved January 26, 2024, from https://dictionary.apa.org/psychology

British Psychological Society. (2015, October 19). Psychology’s contribution. https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/psychologys-contribution

Canadian Psychological Association. (2022). Psychology. In Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000304

South African Psychological Society. (n.d.). What is psychology? [Webpage]. Retrieved January 26, 2024, from https://www.sapsychology.org/page/WhatIsPsychology

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