Laura Plumley
What is Psychology? Why does it relevant to me?
What is Psychology? Why does it relevant to me?
Although most of us never even think of the word ‘psychology’, it is a science that most of us will have to apply in our lives. If we use it carefully, it can make life much easier. For example, I’m sure most of us know at least one person who is always convinced that she/he knows exactly how to spend a free day. They always have a plan ready – something they want to do and the rest of the group are supposed to agree with. In this situation, if you can manage to introduce your own suggestion , whilst making the dominant one believe she/he had thought of it first, you can usually get at least some of your own way!
Applied psychology is often used even in the ‘lay-out’ of work space: should an office be ‘open-plan,’ for instance, to give the workers the feeling that they are all equal? The choice of colours in work places is also psychologically important, because different colours can have different effects on people’s moods: bright colours having a cheerful effect whilst gentle pastel shades can calm people.
As you can see from these few thoughts on the subject, psychology has an immensely important role in our lives. As the American psychologist William James wrote in 1890 – ‘psychology is the science of mental life!’
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