The meaning of psychological science

Psychology is the science which studies human behavior in relation to their environment. According to the original he says, psychology comes from Ancient Greek: "ψυχή" (psyche meaning soul) and "-λογία" (-logia, which means knowledge) so that in etymology, psychology can be defined by the study of the soul.

History of Psychology

As part of science, psychology through a long journey. Even before Wundt declared his laboratory in 1879, which is seen as the birth of psychology as a science. view of humans can be traced far back in time of ancient Greece. It could be argued that the history of psychology in line with the intellectual developments in Europe, and get a pragmatic form in the Americas.

Psychological Methods

1. Experimental Methodology
   

   How this is done usually in the laboratory by conducting various experiments. The researcher has full control on the course of an experiment. That will determine what to do on something that will be examined, when to do research, how often do research, and so on.



2. Scientific Observations
   

   In scientific observation, a case in situations that are not caused deliberately. But with the scientific process and spontaneously. Observations of this nature can be applied also on other behaviors, such as: the behavior of people who are in department stores, the behavior of motorists street festival, the behavior of children who are playing, the behavior of people in natural disasters, etc. .



3. History of Life
   

   History person's life can be a source of data that is important to know more about the "soul" the person concerned, for example from the story of his mother, a child who does not ride the class may be known that she rather than less clever but his interest in music since childhood, so he did not serious enough to get education in their schools.



4. Interview
   

   is a question and answer interview the examiner and the person being examined. In order for people checked it could find itself in his heart, his views, opinions and other such that the person who interviewed to explore all the information needed.



5. polls
   

   Questionnaire is an interview in written form. All questions have been collated in writing on the pages of the question, and people interviewed simply read the questions and answer them in writing as well. The answers will be analyzed to know the things being investigated.



6. Psychology Examination
   

   In the language of popular psychology examination is also called the psychological method is to use a particular psikodiagnostik tools that can only be used by experts who had actually been trained. tools that can be used unntuk measure and to determine one's intelligence level, the direction of a person's interest, a person's attitude, personality structure seeorang, and others of the person who checked it.

Method of Developmental Psychology

On the Method of Developmental Psychology has 2 methods, the general methods and specific methods. on this general method of approach used with the approach of longitudinal, transverse, and cross-cultural. From this approach looks of the data obtained as a whole or only a few aspects of development and can also see a variety of congenital and environmental factors, especially culture. While the particular method is a method that will be investigated with a process tool or a careful calculation and certain. In this approach can be used by experimental and observational approach.

Psychology as science

Although there had always been thinking about the study of humans in the period along with the idea of science that studies nature, but because of the complexity and dynamism of human to understand, then created a new psychology as a science since the late 1800s both when Wilhelm Wundt founded the world's first psychological laboratory.

Laboratory Wundt

In 1879 Wilhelm Wundt founded the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig, Germany. Marked by the establishment of this lab, the scientific method to better understanding the human have been found although not very adequate. with the establishment of this laboratory also, complete the requirements to become a science of psychology, so that in the founding of Wundt laboratory was recognized as the founding date of psychology as a science.

The establishment of psychoanalysis Flow

Since the 1890s until his death in 1939, Austrian physician named Sigmund Freud developed a method of psychotherapy known as psychoanalysis. Freud's understanding of the mind based on the method of interpretation, introspection, and clinical observation, and focus on resolving the conflict the subconscious, mental tension, and other psychological disorders.