miércoles, 5 de noviembre de 2008

PSYCHOLOGY


The study of mind and behavior. It is now a diverse scientific discipline comprising several major branches of research, as well as several subareas of research and applied psychology. Research in psychology involves observation, experimentation, testing, and analysis to explore the biological, cognitive, emotional, personal, and social process or stimuli underlying human behavior.
The practice os psychology involves the use of psychologycal knowledge for any of several purposes: to understand and treat mental, emotional, physical, and social dysfunction; to understand and enhance behavior in various settings of human activity, and to improve machine and building design for human use.



Referencia: VandenBos, Gary R. (2007). APA Dictionary of Psychology. Washington: APA



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