The Subject Psychology — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 11 · Psychology
Summary of The Subject Psychology for ICSE Class 11 Psychology. Part of the ICSE Class 11 Psychology syllabus.
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Overview
Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and experience. The word comes from the Greek words psyche meaning soul or mind and logos meaning science. Over time, Psychology changed from ideas about soul, mind and consciousness to a more scientific study of behaviour, mental processes and experie
Key Concepts
Psychology comes from psyche and logos
Psychology comes from psyche and logos. It began with definitions based on soul, mind and consciousness, and later became the study of behaviour, ment
Aristotle defined Psychology as the science
Aristotle defined Psychology as the science of soul. Rene Descartes called it the science of consciousness. Wundt and Titchener defined it as the scie
Psychology is a positive science
Psychology is a positive science, not a normative science. It is a developing positive science because behaviour is dynamic and cannot be studied with
Behaviour includes overt actions as well
Behaviour includes overt actions as well as covert mental activities, conscious and unconscious. It includes motor, cognitive and emotional activities
Before Psychology became scientific
Before Psychology became scientific, thinkers explained behaviour through ideas such as Dualism, Empiricism, Associationism, Naturalism, Faculty Psych
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning and definition of Psychology
- Recognise how Psychology developed from philosophical thought to scientific study
- Distinguish between major schools of thought in Psychology
- Explain the main modern approaches to Psychology
- Understand the role of heredity and environment in behaviour
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