Today, Psychology Is Formally Defined as the Scientific Study of Behavior

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Today, psychology is formally defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

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Definitions:

Marquis de Condorcet

A French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist who advocated for a liberal economy, free and equal public instruction, and the abolition of slavery.

Philosophe

A term used primarily to describe the intellectuals of the 18th-century Enlightenment, who sought to apply reason and scientific methods to all aspects of society and human life.

Terror

The use of extreme fear as a means of coercion, often involving violence and threats, to achieve certain ends such as political, religious, or ideological goals.

Directorate

refers to a form of government or a governing body, such as the five-member Directory that ruled France from 1795 to 1799 during the latter stages of the French Revolution.