Psychology is the science of behavior and mind, including conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought. Psychology seeks an understanding of the emergent properties of brains, and all the variety of epiphenomena they manifest. As a social science, Psychology aims to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases.
In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified as a social, behavioral, or cognitive scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring the physiological and biological processes that underlie cognitive functions and behaviors.
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