Human Behavior in Today's Society
Sexual harassment, the search for world peace in times of global political
change, control of pollution, the rise of crime, racism – items
from today’s headlines suggest that issues concerning human behavior
and its modification will be of paramount importance to future generations.
As a discipline, psychology seeks to understand the conditions that
influence human and animal behavior and strives to promote human cooperation
and survival.
Researchers in psychology are involved in medical and scientific experimentation.
Disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and AIDS dementia affect the
mind as well as the brain, and psychologists are striving to understand
their psychological impact. Psychologists interested in animal behavior
currently are studying environmental changes on the mating patterns
and social organization of species.
The psychology of the new century will not be merely the psychology
of Freud, Pavlov and Skinner. While the mothers and fathers of psychology
established the theories that we use to diagnose behavior, contemporary
psychologists apply their knowledge to the solution of major world
problems.
Tim Petersik
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