Introduction to the IB Psychology Course.

The IB Psychology syllabus reflects current thinking in Psychology. It is recognised today that there are many different influences on behaviour and mental processes. for this reason, it is important that you understand what the major influences are, and recognise how knowledge from different approaches can be integrated to provide a more holistic or complete explanation of the phenomena being investigated.

What is Psychology?

  • Psychology is the science of the mind and behavior. The word “psychology” comes from the Greek word psyche meaning “breath, spirit, soul”, and the Greek word logia meaning the study of something.
  • According to Medilexicon’s medical dictionary, psychology is “The profession (clinical psychology), scholarly discipline (academic psychology), and science (research psychology) concerned with the behavior of humans and animals, and related mental and physiologic processes.”

Why study Psychology?

For a psychologist, human behavior is used as evidence – or at least an indication – of how the mind functions. We are unable to observe the mind directly; however, virtually all our actions, feelings and thoughts are influenced by the functioning of our minds. That is why human behavior is used as raw data for testing psychological theories on how the mind functions

  • http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154874.php

 

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