PSYCHOLOGY ?

PSYCHOLOGY: the science of behavior and mental processes(cognition)
SCIENCE

CRITICAL THINKING about careful , CONTROLLED OBSERVATIONS

BEHAVIOUR refers to all person’s overt ACTION that can be directly observed

MENTAL PROCESS(cognition)refers to the private THOUGHTS , emotions , FEELINGS and motives that other person cannot directly observe

Objective of psychology
Describe : identity and classify behaviours/mental processes

Understand :proposing reasons for behaviours/mental process

Predict :how the given condition will affect behaviour/mental process

Influence :usinog the result to solve practical problems that involves behaviour/mental process