Child psychology and animal psychology are of relatively slight importance, as compared with the sciences which deal with the corresponding physiological problems of ontogeny and phylogeny.
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Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man.
Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections within the family takes the place of instincts that program the behavior of animals; which raises the question, how good are these connections?
Evolutionary psychology is one of four sciences that are bringing human nature back into the picture.
Perhaps arising from a fascination with animals, biology seemed the most interesting of sciences to me as a child.
The neuroscience area - which is absolutely in its infancy - is much more important than genetics.
Other species help children develop empathy.
I am seriously interested in the psychology of childhood. And I've given a lot of my life to trying to see questions of personal development, as well as the great issues of the day, from a child's point of view.
My opinions about human nature are shared by many psychologists, linguists, and biologists, not to mention philosophers and scholars going back centuries.
Physiological psychology is, therefore, first of all psychology.
Psychology, unlike chemistry, unlike algebra, unlike literature, is an owner's manual for your own mind. It's a guide to life. What could be more important than grounding young people in the scientific information that they need to live happy, healthy, productive lives? To have good relationships?