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Psychology

A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.

Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior. As both an academic and applied discipline, Psychology involves the scientific study of mental processes such as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, as well as environmental influences, such as social and cultural influences, and interpersonal relationships, in order to devise theories of human behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental health problems.

Psychology differs from the other social sciences (e.g., anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology) due to its focus on experimentation at the scale of the individual, as opposed to groups or institutions. Historically, psychology differed from biology and neuroscience in that it was primarily concerned with mind rather than brain, a philosophy of mind known as dualism. Modern psychological science incorporates physiological and neurological processes into its conceptions of perception, cognition, behavior, and mental disorders.

The word psychology comes from the ancient Greek ψυχή psyche ("soul," "mind") and -λογία -ology ("study"). -- Wikipedia.com

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[DC]³ says:

lol.. so how much "talking to myself" should be considered normal? I talk to myself a lot; do y'all?

posted Oct 10

Travis Morgan says:

Why do we feel the need to be needed and loved? It seems that when we have someone in our life that genuinely makes us feel loved and needed, we in turn feel truly happy and all our worries and stress seem to disappear.

posted Jun 13

Travis Morgan says:

"Who cares?" is a question/statement that we often hear people say. How does this make you feel? What do you think about this statement?

posted May 22

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Sassy says:

It says a lot about how human beings generally function. "Who cares?" is often used as an answer or excuse for an action taken or not taken. Who cares if I do this? Who cares if I don't? The implied answer is no one cares; if no one cares, the action taken or not taken is socially acceptable or insignificant. Therefore, people generally act based on what the surrounding society cares and does not care about. If no one cares, they are likely not to be motivated to reproach an action, therefore it is safe to take. If someone cares, attention is drawn, thus one must more carefully decide on whether it is worth it to act. We do what we know we can get away with and what we know won't draw significant attention.

posted May 29

Omar Blasgen says:

Does anyone know about William g Perry's theory on cognitive thinking? I was looking stuff online to have some specifics about Piaget's theory on cognitive levels and came across his theory.

posted May 20

Travis Morgan says:

I'm psyched to be here. No pun intended.

posted May 1

Caitlin says:

discussion--- what is your personal school of psychology and why do you believe it is most effective?

im a cognitive behaviorist. it validates people while still addressing their issues and the causes of such problems.

posted Apr 29

MOTHER.CULTURE Photography Exhibition says:

Greetings fellow thinkers!

posted Apr 26

Bripe Klmun says:

I'm also really glad for this group - I've had a good deal of psychology from university, and am always interested in discussing the human psyche.

posted Apr 22

ELLIE says:

Psychology fascinates me, though I don't claim to know anything about it.
If I stayed at my sixth form it would have been my first choice, but alas, art school does not cater for such needs.

*sigh*

posted Apr 21

Stellar says:

Welcome to the VIRB Psychology Group! I was sort of surprised no one had made one yet but oh well, here you go! :)

posted Apr 20

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