St. Pius X High School Psychology One
PSYCHOLOGY is an overview of psychology, the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Psychology describes the reasons psychologists study human behavior and the goals of psychology. Learning about psychology can help students gain a better understanding of their own behaviors, knowledge about how psychologists study human and animal behavior, and practical applications for enriching their lives.
Psychologists and researchers explore the historical approaches to psychology, including structuralism, functionalism, inheritable traits, and Gestalt psychology. Today, the most important approaches to the study of psychology are the psychoanalytic, behavioral, humanistic, cognitive, and biological approaches. The newest approach to psychology, the sociocultural approach, analyzes the effects of culture, politics, and socioeconomics on behavior.
It discusses the work of psychologists, details the differences between psychiatrists and psychologists, and discusses the many specialty fields in psychology, including clinical, developmental, educational, community, industrial/organizational, and experimental psychology.
What is psychology?
- the mind
- behavior
- cognitive processes
- structure
- growth
- changes
- clenical
- treatments
- research
- science
Links to Psychology
psychology resources for students
American Psychological Association (APA)
Psychology Today Magazine
The Best Animated Illusions on the Web
NIEHS Kids Page -- Optical Illusions
