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, Origins and history:
o The aim of psychology is to scientifically study the human mind and behaviour.
o 1875-79 – Psychologists first started looking at creating it into a subject. This was also when labs were
created.
o Psychology is a combination of biology and philosophy.
o It is a Westernised view that our thoughts and memories come from our brain.
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, Origins and history:
o The aim of psychology is to scientifically study the human mind and behaviour.
o 1875-79 – Psychologists first started looking at creating it into a subject. This was also when labs were
created.
o Psychology is a combination of biology and philosophy.
o It is a Westernised view that our thoughts and memories come from our brain.
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