What is Psychology

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What is Psychology
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Psychology is

• the systematic, scientific study of
• behavior mental processes

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using systematic methods to observe, describe,
predict and explain behavior. Control or modify
behaviors
Scientific
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Behavior

• everything we do that can be directly observed.

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Mental processes

• thoughts, feelings and motives that each of us
  experience privately but cannot be observed
  directly. They include thinking, feelings,
  memories.

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Psychology studies

• both normal abnormal behavior
• both humans other species
• all aspects of behavior

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What you can do with a degree in psychology

• Clinical and counseling psychologists
• Management and organization
• Personnel
• Vocational counseling
• Advertising
• Marketing
• School psychology

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• Health psychology
• Forensic psychology
• Sport psychology/Military
• Social Psychology, Personality Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Developmental Psychology/Child Psychology

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Job possibilities for students with undergraduate
degree in psychology

• Personnel administrator
• Public relations
• Sales representative
• Admissions recruiter
• Advertising
• Insurance agent
• Management trainee
• Retail sales management
• Loan officer
• Youth counselor
• Fund-raising specialist etc

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But not!

• No! Psychic
• No! Palm reading
• No! Horoscope
• No! Telepath
• No! Astrologist
• No! Magician
• No! Wonder maker