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Psychology

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The scientific study of the human mind and its functions affecting behaviour in a given context.

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Science

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A means of acquiring knowledge through systematic and objective investigation. The aim is to discover general laws.

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Introspection

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The first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts, images and sensations.

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