Psychology

What's the difference between philosopchical and scientific psychology?

• They conceive human beings internally and externally respectively

• Science is logical while philosophy isn't

• Science has no cultural influence

• All of the above

What questions does philosophical psychology try to answer?

• How does our brain work?

• Why do we exist? What's our relationship with God and the Universe?

• What does God want?

• Are we the same as plants and animals?

Scientific psychology, in its very beginnings...

• Tried to explain brain structures using brain scans and biopsies

• Tried to explain mental phenomena scientifically

• Was based on Greek conceptions of nature (like all things being created from water and heat)

• Was practiced by priests

The definition of scientific psychology is...

• The study of the mind and behavior using the scientific method (hypothesizing, testing, etc.)

• The study of thoughts based on the scientific method

• The attempt of doctors at disproving the existance of a soul

• All of the above

Our definition of psychology comes from (a)   mythology, but other cultures engaged in it as well.

What are some branches of psychology?

• Social, clinical and educational.

• Workplace, school and leisure.

• Scientific, pseudoscientific and esoteric

• Medical, educational and religious

Do you think both psychologies contradict each other? Why?