history of psychology

 history of psychology

The word psychology was first used in 1590, which was derived from the Greek language.

Meaning of the word psychology

Psyche - soul (mind)

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Under this, the study of the soul is done, initially many scholars gave their opinion and studied it as the science of mind, consciousness, soul etc.

But no one has got the ability to do it completely

Since the 16th century, the opinion of all the scholars about psychology was not the same because it was sometimes considered as the science of the soul, sometimes the science of the mind, sometimes the science of consciousness, but any scholar could speculate about consciousness in the soul mind. It was very difficult because they cannot be seen, understood or inferred.

After this, in the century, Kovid-19 gave its opinion as the science of such behavior.

In which the scholars like Skinner Watson, Wordsworth etc. were the main

On the basis of this, scholars have given their different definitions which are as follows.

Key Definitions

by Skinner

Psychology is the science of behavior and experience

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Psychology is the science of human behavior and reality

Watson -

Knowledge is a net positive definite science of behavior

by Morgan -

Psychology is the study of human and animal behavior