Psychology

Psychology

Psychology is the academic and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of behavior and mental functions.

Psychology has as its immediate objective the understanding of groups and individuals both by establishing universal principles and by studying specific cases, and has, according to some, as its ultimate goal the general benefit of society. A researcher or professional in this field is known as a psychologist and can be classified as a social, behavioral or cognitive scientist.

The function of psychologists is to try to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, also studying the physiological and biological processes that accompany behaviors and cognitive functions.