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Psychology is the academic and applied science of what?

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	Brain gelly
	The interactions between body, mind, soul, and g-d
	Mental processes and human behavior

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Sigmund Freud is one of the most well-known psychologists ever. Why?

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	He developed psychoanalysis, an influential method of studying the mind
	He was insane himself. And he had a funky name
	He developed studies on memory, hypnosis and how animal psychology relates to humans

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What does clinical psychology involve?

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	Alleviting mental problems using chemical and biological medicine
	Lying down on a couch
	Integrating science, theory, and practice to understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustment, disability, and discomfort

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What are some research methods used in psychology?

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	Reading minds, brain surgery, thinking really hard
	Observation, animal study, surveys, neuropsychological research, longitudinal studies, and more
	Only clinical observation (rest not proven valid yet)

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Initially, in ancient Greece, Egypt, China, and India, psychology was a philosophical concept. When did it began to become a more clinical and experimental science?

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	The Medieval Muslim world
	The Renaissance in Italy
	1731, on Queen's St. in Toronto

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What are some future developments and uses for psychology?

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	Alien psychology, magic, instant thought transmission
	Only improvements on existing psychological fields
	Artificial intelligence, genetic psychology, new medicines, and more psychological methods and answers.

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Why is psychology sometimes criticized as not a science?

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	It involves no numbers
	It is mostly a philosophical branch
	Areas like personality and thinking are subjective by nature

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What does occupational psychology involve?

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	The psychology of occupants
	The psychology of the workplace- employee motivations, social interactions, etc.
	The psychology that occupies every day life, including human interactions, thoughts and feelings

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What does cognitive psychology study?

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	The mental processes underlying behavior, using information processing as a framework for understanding the mind
	The nature and causes of human social behavior and mental processes, with an emphasis on how people react with each other
	Cogs and how they work

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What does biological psychology study?

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	The psychology of biological organisms and animals
	The relationship between brain and nerves biology and behavior
	The psychology of bio students