The scientific study of the behaviour of humans and animals. Different schools of psychology use differing methods and theories. Educational psychology studies the ways in which children learn, in order to intervene as problems arise.
Occupational psychology studies people in their working environment.
See also ethology . The Macmillan Encyclopedia 2001 2. The Macmillan Encyclopedia 2001 3. Psychiatry Bloomsbury Thematic Dictionary of Quotations 4. cognitive psychology Oxford Paperback Encyclopedia 5. All rights reserved.