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Psychology is the study of behavior and mind, embracing all aspects of conscious  and unconscious experience as well as thought.

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It is an academic discipline and a social science which seeks to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases.

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In this field, a professional or researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified as a social, behavioral, or cognitive scientist.

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Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring the physiological and biological processes that underlie cognitive functions and behaviors.

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Psychologists explore behavior and mental processes including perception, cognition, attention, emotion (affect), intelligence, phenomenology, motivation (conation), brain functioning, and personality.

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This extends to interaction between people, such as interpersonal relationships, including psychological resilience, family resilience, and other areas.