set my heart and my mind to it. My strongest quality is that I am a people person. I usually know when to say what, depending on the person and the mood they are in. My goal with this career paper is to learn more about what a psychologist does and decide if it is the right career choice for me.
             The definition of psychology is basically the study of human (and sometimes animal) behavior. The word itself means "the science of the soul." The first syllable, "psyche" means soul, and the second part contains the root of the word "logic." (Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance 244)
             What all psychologists do is teach people the meaning of things, or they give the effect, a cause. They hold meetings to counsel other people. There is a lot of research to get, like finding out about the clients' background. They also conduct tests all to better understand people. Psychologists are there to give advice, to listen, and to work with their clients to find explanations to their problems.
             Most good psychologists have a lot of curiosity. Some of that wonder is trying to figure out how things work. Figuring out the cause of a reaction that someone is having, or why people have emotions and why some people are more emotional than others, is part of the job. They even have some curiosity about people's thoughts. Why do some people think that their life isn't worth living? Why do some people think they need drugs and alcohol to relieve them? This is why psychology is the study of human behavior. Psychologists try to figure out why people act, think, and feel the way that they do.
             Psychology started in about 1879 when Wilhelm Wundt, the founder of experimental psychology, set up an experimental laboratory to conduct research on human behavior. Some other well-known early philosophers were Dr. Sigmund Freud, William James, and Dr. Ivan Pavlov. Dr
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