Chapter 1
What is P
Introduction
The opportunity for college education is
who make a smooth transition from high schoo
career. The adolescent in the High school, w
restriction and teacher‟s discipline now brea
education. An adolescent student in a colle
freedom from parental restriction, teachers‟ con
juncture in his life and educational career, wh
the way he likes, make friends at his own cho
relatively a freer individual, and the college en
him to choose from.
,The phenomena in pure sciences are relati
accuracy. Given a particular treatment, a che
passing through a prism shows seven colors o
psychologists are more variable, and therefore
of objects either static or in motion; a chemi
geologist studies the behavior of rocks; a
physician studies the behavior of the physiolog
of these people are far more complex and vari
they study. The psychologist studies the beha
psychologists want to know how they perceive,
decisions? Thus, psychologists deal with more
Consider your own case as a student, a
the college environment. Ask yourself the que
area of study in psychology. What motivated
similar courses (motivation)? How do you plan
would you remember what you learned and rep
No matter how hard you try, you still woul
(forgetting)? Would you be able to keep cool,
,Meaning and Definition of Psychology
During the formative period of scientific
specify the meaning, scope, and definition o
derived from two Greek words, psyche (sou
psychology is the ‘science of soul’. This was
ancient Greek philosophers. This definition
considered a philosophical and mystical constr
early definition was rejected.
Some philosophers used the term „min
psychology as the ‘science of mind’. But the t
word „soul‟. Mind cannot be seen or observed,
this definition was not also acceptable.
Some thinkers thought that since psy
defined as the ‘science of man’. But problems
and anthropology also study different aspects
cannot distinguish psychology from allied di
definition was also not found to be satisfactory
‘science of mental activity’. But by restricting
, give a formal status to psychology a
psychology as the ‘science of conscious
(self-observation) as the method for
introspection, a trained person obser
experiences, and provides a verbal re
accepted Wundt’s definition, and popula
But this definition did not last for long; i
detailed discussion of Wundt’s ideas and
this chapter in the section on ‘Origin and
J.B. Watson took a rigorous scie
study of psychology more objective and
the philosophical and mentalistic co
‘consciousness’. He defined psycholog
established behaviorist school of psych
outward and the observable activities of
experimental methods to study behavior
compared to others, but it did not provid
What is P
Introduction
The opportunity for college education is
who make a smooth transition from high schoo
career. The adolescent in the High school, w
restriction and teacher‟s discipline now brea
education. An adolescent student in a colle
freedom from parental restriction, teachers‟ con
juncture in his life and educational career, wh
the way he likes, make friends at his own cho
relatively a freer individual, and the college en
him to choose from.
,The phenomena in pure sciences are relati
accuracy. Given a particular treatment, a che
passing through a prism shows seven colors o
psychologists are more variable, and therefore
of objects either static or in motion; a chemi
geologist studies the behavior of rocks; a
physician studies the behavior of the physiolog
of these people are far more complex and vari
they study. The psychologist studies the beha
psychologists want to know how they perceive,
decisions? Thus, psychologists deal with more
Consider your own case as a student, a
the college environment. Ask yourself the que
area of study in psychology. What motivated
similar courses (motivation)? How do you plan
would you remember what you learned and rep
No matter how hard you try, you still woul
(forgetting)? Would you be able to keep cool,
,Meaning and Definition of Psychology
During the formative period of scientific
specify the meaning, scope, and definition o
derived from two Greek words, psyche (sou
psychology is the ‘science of soul’. This was
ancient Greek philosophers. This definition
considered a philosophical and mystical constr
early definition was rejected.
Some philosophers used the term „min
psychology as the ‘science of mind’. But the t
word „soul‟. Mind cannot be seen or observed,
this definition was not also acceptable.
Some thinkers thought that since psy
defined as the ‘science of man’. But problems
and anthropology also study different aspects
cannot distinguish psychology from allied di
definition was also not found to be satisfactory
‘science of mental activity’. But by restricting
, give a formal status to psychology a
psychology as the ‘science of conscious
(self-observation) as the method for
introspection, a trained person obser
experiences, and provides a verbal re
accepted Wundt’s definition, and popula
But this definition did not last for long; i
detailed discussion of Wundt’s ideas and
this chapter in the section on ‘Origin and
J.B. Watson took a rigorous scie
study of psychology more objective and
the philosophical and mentalistic co
‘consciousness’. He defined psycholog
established behaviorist school of psych
outward and the observable activities of
experimental methods to study behavior
compared to others, but it did not provid
