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What kind of course is psychology?

Psychological research involves many fields such as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, interpersonal relationship and social relationship, as well as many fields of daily life-family, education, health and society. On the one hand, psychology tries to explain the basic behavior and psychological function of individuals with brain operation, and at the same time, psychology also tries to explain the role of individual psychological function in social behavior and social motivation; At the same time, it is also related to neuroscience, medicine, biology and other sciences, because the physiological functions discussed in these sciences will affect the mind of individuals.

Psychologists engage in basic research to describe, explain, predict and influence behavior. Applied psychologists also have a fifth purpose-to improve the quality of human life. These goals form the basis of psychology.