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PsychologyPsychology is the science of behavior and mental processes.  Some branches of psychology conduct basic research to gather information, and others apply that information to solve practical problems.  Psychologists study both normal and abnormal facets of the human condition; they study how we grow and change across the lifespan, how we are shaped both by our genetic inheritance and our environmental experiences, and how we influence, and are influenced by others.