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Explain the reasons why we should study Psychology.

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1. To acquire basic knowledge about behavior for its own sake: psychologists always ask what and how, first rather than why. They ask for significant relationships and causes of behavior. from basic research several broad theories of behavior have come up

2. To apply basic knowledge to specific situations such as industry, education, etc.

3. To apply basic knowledge to clinical situations: the most important use in this area is of psychology may be in providing an ‘early warning system’ to prevent mental and emotional distress

4. To apply basic knowledge to social problems: psychologists are playing an increasingly important role in dealing with problems of the society. Among these are crime and delinquency. A great deal of research has been done on the psychological factors that affect aggression and violence among people.

Kavungya answered the question on May 8, 2019 at 05:28

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