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Psychology is practical, it is also a way of thinking. Psychology covers a great variety of topics: it looks at different topics such as work, sleep, stress, trauma, and brain function. The term psychology was derived from two greek words: (psyche soul, spirit, or mind, and logos the study of a subject) By 18th century, the term psychology is referred to as the study of the mind. Wilhelm wundt: a german professor who is widely known as the founder of psychology, created a campaign to make psychology an independent study rather than a branch of philosophy or physiology, advocated a scientific approach to psychology. This orientation kept psychology focused on the mind and mental processes: but, the methods psychologists use to investigate the mind must be as scientific as those chemists and physicists. G. stanley hall: studied briefly with wundt, important contributor to the rapid growth of psychology in america, launched a series of firsts" for american psychology:
