What is Pyschology

What is Psychology? Before entering the History of Psychology class, I thought that psychology was the science of human and animal behavior, experience and mental processes. I still believe that this statement is true, but now I know that psychology is more than that. I also felt that psychology is used to help people through analyzing their behavior, this is true but it is also used to classify people. Now I can see that psychology …

…be most important is taking this class is my place in history. I see that my presence in psychological community is important to produce a balance view of the world through Black women eyes. Though out the history of psychology, white male upper class views have dominated the interpretation of the world. Others of diverse backgrounds are needed to disrupt the status quo, so they to can utilize the trinity of knowledge, power, and interest.