Psychology unit 1st

Part 1

Introduction 

History and origin of science of psychology

Psychology is a science,that separated from philosophy in 1879, Wilhelm Wundth established the first psychological laboratory at the University of Leipzig. He is known as the father of the psychology. In 20th century, psychologist came to hold quite different views about the nature mind and the best way to study it. Schools  of thought formed around these psychologist, these schools of thoughts are known as the schools of psychology.

William James and Wilhelm Wundth and other psychologist of the time thought of psychology. Psychology is the independent subject and a positive science. It is also a bio social science. It has an important relationship with biological and social science. The current definition of psychology, as the systematic study of human and animal behaviour. Behavioral science and considered as the observation and explaination of human behaviour either in single individuals or in groups. Psychology is a 'greek' word 'Psychi' and 'logos'. Psychi means soul and logos means the study of or knowledge or the study of soul.

Wilhelm Maximilian Wundth:- father of psychology

Sigmund Freud:- father of the modern psychology and psychoanalytic theory

Narendra Nath Sen Gupta:- father of Indian 'psychology'