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We are unable to physically see mental processes such as thoughts, memories, dreams
and perceptions.
Cognitive psychology investigates internal mental processes such as how people think,
perceive and communicate.
Health psychology observes how health can be influenced by behavior, biology and
social context.
Social psychology is a study of how the behavior and thoughts of people are
influenced by the actual or implied presence of others.
Psychology is the science of the mind and behavior. The word "psychology" comes
from the Greek word psyche meaning "breath, spirit, soul", and the Greek word
logia meaning the study of something.
According to Medilexicon's medical dictionary, psychology is "The profession (clinical
psychology), scholarly discipline (academic psychology), and science (research
psychology) concerned with the behavior of humans and animals, and related mental and
physiologic processes." Although psychology may also include the study of the mind and
behavior of animals, in this article psychology refers to humans.
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Experts say that the approach to psychology is not that different to other sciences. As in
other sciences, experiments are devised to confirm or disprove theories or expectations.
For a physicist, the raw data during the experiments may be atoms, electrons, the
application or withdrawal of heat, while for the psychologist human behavior is the raw
data.