Is Psychology a Science? In order to answer this question it is important to understand the definitions of both psychology and science. The word 'psychology' comes from the Greek 'psyche' (or soul) and 'logos' (or study), which came to be known as the 'study of the soul'. The American Heritage Dictionary defines psychology as: 1. the science dealing with the mind and with mental and emotional processes 2. the science of human and animal behavior. In its …showed first 75 words of 639 total…

…showed last 75 words of 639 total…science to opinion. From what I know about psychology and from what I have learned I have found that there are many different views on this subject and the actual answer may never get answered . In my personal opinion I believe that psychology is a science of behavior and the mind. I could go on and on with all of this back and forth discussions and debates but it won’t get me very far.