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Chapter 1
What is psychology ?
What is psychology ?
DEFINITIONS:
The word "Psychology" is derived from two Greek roots: "Psyche", meaning "mind" or "soul" and "Logos", meaning "study of".
derive:派生 roots:词根 mind:心灵；精神 soul:灵魂；心灵；精神
misleading:误导的，令人误解的，引入歧途
subject:主题，科目
• 然而，仅仅给出这样一个简单的定义，会有一点误导，因 为无论是在历史上还是现在，心理学家不仅对于心理学的 定义没有达成一致，而且对于在这个学科中应该研究什么 以及应该如何研究也存在巨大的分歧。
What is psychology？
2.THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY
WHERE DID PSYCHOLOGY COME FROM? Psychology developed from 标th题re内e m容ain areas of study:
PHILOSOPHY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
Philosophy:哲学
However,a more recent definition by Atkinson
et
al(1991) suggests that psychology is:
"The scientific study of behaviour and mental
processes"
What is psychology ?
Biology:生物学
Physics:物理学
心理学的来源？ 心理学是从三个主要的研究领域发展而来的：哲学、生物学、 物理学。
PHILOSOPHY
Many of the problems which psychology has investigated were first most clearly outlined（概述） by Greek philosophers such as Socrates,Plato, and Aristotle in the 5th century BC.Two more rencent philosophical influences on the development of psychology as a science were:
ENGLISH FOR PSYCHOLOGY
CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER TWO RESEARCH METHODS CHAPTER THREE CONGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER FOUR DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER FIVE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER SIX ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY(变态心理
因此，从字面上来讲，心理的意思就是对于心灵(意识)的 研究。
However,a more recent definition by Atkinson et al(1991) suggests that psychology is: "The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes"
1. DEFINITIONS 2. THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY
WHERE DID PSYCHOLOGY COME FROM WHEN DID PSYCHOLOGY STARTED HOW DID PSYCHOLOGY DEVELOP
What is psychology ?
suggest:认为，建议，提议
然而，Atkinson（1991）等人提出了一个较新的定义，“心 理学是对于行为与心理过程的科学研究”。
心理学是研究行为和心理过程的科学。
Just giving this simple definition, however, is a bit misleading, since psychologists now and try have not only disagreed about the definition of psychology but have also strongly disagreed about what should be studied in the subject（主题） and how it should be studied.
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心理学这个单词是由psyche和logos这两个希腊词派生出 来的，psyche的意思是心灵或精神，logos的意思是 对……研究。
Psychology, therefore, literally means "study of the mind".
therefore:因此 literally :根据字面意思
1.DEFINITIONS:
The word “Psychology” is derived from two Greek roots:“Psyche（精神）”,meaning “mind” or “soul” and “Logos（理性）",meaning "study of".
Psychology, therefore,literally means "study of the mind".