This essay is titled "Is Psychology a Science?" and analyses the subject from the root to what it has become today.
Title: This essay is titled "Is Psychology a Science?" and analyses the subject from the root to what it has become today.
Category: /Social Sciences/Psychology
Details: Words: 2044 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
This essay is titled "Is Psychology a Science?" and analyses the subject from the root to what it has become today.
Category: /Social Sciences/Psychology
Details: Words: 2044 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
1. A BRIEF HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology has existed for a long time, yet its history of being a science is relatively short. It originates in the study of philosophy, and people have had to deal with psychological questions for a long time. Yet it was only recognised as a science in 1979 when Wilhelm Wundt established the first laboratory for the scientific study of psychology, in Leipzig, Germany.
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