Psychology: Definition, Concept, Scope of Psychology, Branches of Psychology.

Definition:

1. Psychology as a Traditional Belief in Philosophy Ex. Animism'. 
2. Psyche means Soul.
3. Study of Mind.
4. Consciousness (William James Principle of Psychology-1890).
5. Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) established Psy. Lab. at the University of Leipzig (Germany).
6. Titchener defined as science of consciousness (Introspection).
7. Behaviour -In 19th centuary William Mc Dougall (British) science of behaviour (Physiological psychology, 1905).
8. Positive Science, (1908) and (1949) in his book- An outline of Psychology.
9. Pillsbury (1911) -Human behaviour.
10. N.L. Munn - Psychology as Scientific study.
11. Jackson (1976)- Psychological Processes.
12. Ex. 

    

    Animism (Ghost)
    
    
    

Concept:

1. Psychology as a science help us to understand, control and predict the behaviour.
2. Psychology as Biological Science.
3. It is an instinct, need, desperation (willing to do anything) and motivation.

Scope of Psychology:

1. Practitioners (Individual and Group).
2. Academicians (Teacher/ Experimenter)
3. Researcher (Agencies/NGO).

Branches of Pschology:

1. General psy. (Normal behaviour)
2. Abnormal psy. (Causes/ symptoms)
3. Social psy. (Interpersonal relation)
4. Experimental psy. (cause/effect)
5. Physiological psy. (Brain/ Neurons)
6. Para-psychology (ESP/Telepathy/Rebirth)
7. Geo-psy. Climate with behavirou)
8. Developmental psy. (Growth progress)
9. Edl. Psy. (Teaching learning process)
10. Industrial psy. (Worker's problems/ job statisfaction).

References:

1. Elements of Educational Psychology by HR Bhatia.
2. Advanced Educational Psychology by SK Mangal.
3. Advanced Educational Psychology by SS Chauhan.