Book Notes and lecture Notes from Chapter 1, Introduction to Psychology, Dennis Coon, Tenth Edition

Karin Bean, Notes Chapter 1
The word Psychology
Comes form the roots psyche (means mind) and logos (means study of or knowledge)
Psychology
Is the science of behavior and mental processes. Psychologists gather scientific data in order to describe, understand, predict, and control behavior.
Is a science and a profession
Uses the scientific method to study behavior
Psychologists
are professionals who create and apply psychological knowledge
can be scientist, teachers, or apply it in education, business, sports, law, and medicine
The Scientific Method
is a powerful way to observe the…