psychology

Psychology is the science of the mind and behavior. Psychologists seek to control behavior and mental processes.

• Behavior is any action that people can observe or measure. EX. walking, talking, sleeping, etc
• Cognitive activities are mental processes, including dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories.
• Emotions affect both behavior and mental processes. to study emotions, psychologista might use psychological constructs to help them study what we cannot see, touch, or measure directly.

The goals of psychology are to better understand mental processes and behavior, and to predict people's behaviors, in order to be able to control them.