Psychology is the science of the mind and behavior. The goals of psychology include observing and describing behavior, understanding and explaining behavior, predicting behavior, and influencing behavior. The nature vs nurture debate discusses the influence of innate/genetic factors versus environmental factors on human development. Wilhelm Wundt and William James are considered founding fathers of modern psychology for their pioneering work establishing psychology as a science in the late 19th century. During this time, psychology focused on the relationship between the mind and brain.

1. 1.What is the formal meaning of psychology?
-in my formal meaning,the word Psychology"psyche" per the above definitions in the sense of mind,
thought, and emotions. Most would also agree they have a "soul" per the second definition above relating
to man's mental, moral or emotional nature. We might all have different notions about what these
ultimately are, but few could sanely disagree they exist. And the derivation of "psyche" comes from Latin
and the Greek psukhe - breath, life, soul. To get a better "feel" for this term try to think of it as the
invisible animating principle or entity that occupies, interacts with and directs the physical body. is the
science of the mind and behavior.Itsit theResearch of psychology seeks to understand and explain how we
think, act and feel. And the applications for psychology include mental health treatment, performance
enhancement, self-help, ergonomics and many other areas affecting health and daily life.
2. What are the goals of psychology?
-can in part be understood through its relationship with other disciplines the four main goals of
psychology
1. observe and describe.
2. understand and explain
3. predict
4. influence and control.
3.How did the nature vs. nurture debate come about?
-The nature versus nurture debate is one of the oldest issues in psychology. Currently, the argument of
Nature vs. Nurture is being argued in the recent adoptions from Russian orphanages. The emotional bias
for adoptions would be in favor of nuture- but recently, brain data findings suggest that the plasticity of
a child's brain can be damaged beyond what nurture can repair.
4.who is the father of psychology? And why is he considered as such?
-Many people reference William James as the father of psychology. It's certainly what I was taught as
an undergraduate psychology student.Wundt was a similarly significant figure, though less well known in
some quarters.I think the consensus is that they were between them the fathers of psychology - of two
diffferent main strands of what is a multifaceted discipline.he considered such because by some as the
father of psychology was addicted to cocaine for many years and prescribed it to his patients, at the time
it was legal. By today's standards he would be called a drug dealer. In the future will psychologist be

2. viewed in the same way from their use of mind altering drugs. Is this type of treatment really a cure or
just masking the symptoms.
5.What were the chemes focus of psychology during the latter 19th century?
-eventually during 19th century psychology was focus into the progressed, the problem of the
relationship of mind to brain became ever more pressing. Indeed, so deep was the concern with
mind/brain relations that it is difficult to find a systematic text written after 1860 that does not contain
a discussion of this issue. To a large extent, this directly reflected two major developments that
converged to impress philosophers and psychologists with the centrality of the mind/brain problem. The
first of these involved progress in understanding the localization of cerebral function, based on the idea
that the brain serves as the organ of mind. The second involved a growing familiarity with the thesis that
mental events -- beliefs, mental suggestions, mesmeric trance states, psychic traumas and the like --
sometimes bring about radical alterations in the state of the body.
6.Which schools were the 1st to teach psychology in the Philippines?
-The schools was 1st teach of psychology in Philippines ,In my own suggestion it was in UP DILIMAN or
DE LA SALLE.
7.Why was there a need to indigenize psychology into fi;ipino context?
-psychology in the Philippines, for and about the Filipinos. It has a number of concepts uniquely based
on Filipino values and One of the major focus of Sikolohiyang Pilipino are the values and concepts
interpreted by foreign social scientists .
8.Enumerate the perspective in psychology?
-Sociocultural Perspective which is stresses the importance of social norms and culture and Proposes that
children learn behavior through problem-solving interactions with other children and adults. Through these
interactions, they learn the values and norms of their society.
-Evolutionary Perspective which IstheArgues that social behaviors developed through genetics and
inheritance. And Emphasizes the role of biology and gene transmission across generations to explain
current behavior.

3. -Social Learning Perspective which is stresses the importance of unique experiences in family, school,
community,and According to this viewpoint, we learn behaviors through observing and mimicking the
behavior of others.
-Social-Cognitive Perspective which is supports an information processing model of social behavior, where
we notice, interpret, and judge the behavior of others.
9.Identify the approaches/perpectives used by the agents to describe/ profile the subject.
-Approaches in Psychology There are about eight approaches in psychology.
1. Developmental Psychology 2. industrial psychology 3. child psychology 4. educational psychology 5.
cognitive psychology 6. social psychology 7. abnormal psychology 8. clinical psychology 9. Counseling
10. Psychology Of Individual Difference 1- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: What is Developmental
Psychology? Developmental psychology is a field of psychology that examines the impact of maturational
processes and experience on behavior. We can also describe the definition of developmental psychology as
“It is the study in which behavior develop and change during a life span. Special areas of interest include
the development of language, social attachments, emotions, thinking and perception”MoreIn
Developmental Psychology: Developmental psychology is the scientific study of age-related changes
throughout the human life span. A discipline of scientific inquiry, developmental psychology recognizes
humans of all societies and cultures as beings who are “in process,” or constantly growing and changing.
This discipline identifies the biological, psychological, and social aspects that interact to influence the
growing human life-span process.
10.In your own opinion which among the perspectives in pychology is most applicable in real life?
-Educational psychology bacause this is the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the
effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching, and theschools as organization.
Educational psychology is concerned with how students learn and develop, often focusing on subgroups
such as gifted children and those subject to specific diabilities.and it also in part to be understood
through its relationship with other disciplines