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Psychology
[edit | edit source]How and when did it emerge ?
[edit | edit source]1800's, From an experiment in Germany by the physiologist Whilhem Wundt but in existed in early Greeks 1879 : first psychology lab was created
How is it studied?
[edit | edit source]Psychology is studied through scientific experiments and different methods ex: First experiment by Wundt : he assessed speed of thought by measuring how long it took subjects to make a judgment
Evolution :
[edit | edit source]Psychology was extended to law and industry by Hugo Münsterberg James McKeen Cattell adapted Francis Galton's methods to use it for his first program of mental behavior Today, psychology is more accepted and extended to different disciplines like economics and business
Nowadays, every college or university teaches various fields of Psychology.