Quote Originally Posted by Ganj
I'm learning as much as I can while I'm not in school. This summer looks promising. I have the skills, the interest, but no motivation. Then again I just sit at home all day, and whose motivated in their own house? When I attend college I expect a complete turnaround. Give me some work and I'll do it, know what I'm saying?

Yeah, maybe the lab has only been around for a hundred years or so, but psychology could date as far back as Socrates, I'm sure it's further, but I can't recall the dates too well at the moment. Although they may have been consider philosophers--their philosophies were based around man and the mind, sense and perception, all kinds of great stuff! I picked up a book recently, appropriately titled, The History of Psychology by William S. Sahakian. I'm sure you'll dig it.
I know exactly what you mean dude, I am and did exactly the same.
I expected a complete turnaround when i started college...and I had one for a bit....probly about 6 months......then i got slack again and still am. Not in psychology i still really enjoy that, but in my other course im really quite slack.

I started reading some psychology books before I started college and instantly loved them, i just find it really interesting.

Yeah thats a good point about Socrates....although Psychology and Pshilosophy are very different subjects. Philosophy generally concerns itself with what are sometimes called 'the big questions'. For example: "What is the meaning of life? How did the world begin? Do I have a soul? Will my soul survive my death? What really exists? Could nothing have ever existed?" etc etc (wikipedia.com)
but yeah i guess that is where the roots of psychology came from.
I guess it kinda split up from Philosophy, Physics and Biology....
That book sounds pretty interesting....i might have to look into getting it

but yeah what are you planning on doing after you finished college? Uni?