What is Psychology?
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology
includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including
feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope,
crossing the boundaries between the natural and social sciences
Famous Early Examples of Psychology
Classical conditioning is learning by association. The most famous example was Ivan Pavlov's experiment with dogs, who salivated in response to a bell tone. More on Pavlov's Dogs
Sigmund Freud (1856 to 1939) was the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating mental illness and also a theory which explains human behavior. More on psychoanalysis