what is psychology??? why it is called as a science???....

the term psychology has been derived from a greek word Psyche(soul)+Logos(discourse). 

psychology is a scientific study of behaviour, experiences and mental processes. 

we say it is scientific study because we gather knowledge by observing and measuring events, any scientific disciple requires

1.observation 

2. measurement

3.collection of data

4. analysis of d

what are goals of psychology

like any other disciple , the goals of psychology includes

• control
• predict
• analysis
• description