III. Combine the part from a with the part from b to make up sentences:

A 1. Psychology is the study … 2. Psychology evolved out … 3. Psychologists use observation, experimentation and analysis … 4. Psychologists use objective scientific methods … 5. Psychology has two main areas … 6. Academic psychology studies … 7. Applied psychology seeks … 8. Psychologists help people …	B 1. to learn more about the world and its inhabitants. 2. academic psychology and applied psychology. 3. to solve everyday problems. 4. to overcome mental, behavioral and emotional disorders. 5. of the mind and behaviour. 6. to understand, explain and predict human behaviour. 7. of both philosophy and biology. 8. different sub-topics within psychology.
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IV. Read and translate the text b using a dictionary: Text b. Scope of psychology

Psychology as a science studies mental activity and human behaviour. Literally the word “psychology” means “the science of the mind” but physiologists have never been satisfied with this definition. Many contemporary psychologists define psychology as “ the science of the behaviour of organisms”.

By “behaviour” they mean , first of all, activities or processes that can be observed objectively – both the isolated reactions of muscles, glands and other parts of the organism and the organized, goal-directed patterns of reaction that characterize the organism as a whole. Physiologists also interpret “behaviour” to include internal processes – thinking, emotional reactions and so on, which one person cannot observe directly in another but which can be inferred from observations of external behaviour.

Psychology occupies a strategic position between natural and social sciences on the one hand, and between sciences and humanities on the other hand.

V. Read the text c and answer the question:

What sciences is psychology connected with?

Text c. The place of psychology

Psychology is closely connected with many sciences. For example, knowledge of physics and chemistry is necessary to provide a scientific basis for experimental psychology. Psychology is also closely linked to sociology. But whereas sociologists direct their attention to groups, group processes and social forces, social psychologists focus on group and social influences on individuals. Psychology and biology are also closely connected. Physiological psychologists investigate the role of the brain and the nervous system in such functions as memory, language, sleep, attention, movement, perception, hunger, anger and joy. On the other hand , psychologists took much from the theory of knowledge, logic and philosophy.