<P> The word psychology derives from Greek roots meaning study of the psyche , or soul ( ψυχή psukhē , `` breath , spirit , soul '' and - λογία - logia , `` study of '' or `` research '' ) . The Latin word psychologia was first used by the Croatian humanist and Latinist Marko Marulić in his book , Psichiologia de ratione animae humanae in the late 15th century or early 16th century . The earliest known reference to the word psychology in English was by Steven Blankaart in 1694 in The Physical Dictionary which refers to `` Anatomy , which treats the Body , and Psychology , which treats of the Soul . '' </P>
<P> The word psychology derives from Greek roots meaning study of the psyche , or soul ( ψυχή psukhē , `` breath , spirit , soul '' and - λογία - logia , `` study of '' or `` research '' ) . The Latin word psychologia was first used by the Croatian humanist and Latinist Marko Marulić in his book , Psichiologia de ratione animae humanae in the late 15th century or early 16th century . The earliest known reference to the word psychology in English was by Steven Blankaart in 1694 in The Physical Dictionary which refers to `` Anatomy , which treats the Body , and Psychology , which treats of the Soul . '' </P>
what is the literal meaning of the term psychology
what is the literal meaning of the term psychology
study of the psyche , or soul ( ψυχή psukhē , `` breath , spirit , soul '' and - λογία - logia , `` study of '' or `` research '' )
study of the psyche , or soul ( ψυχή psukhē , `` breath , spirit , soul '' and - λογία - logia , `` study of '' or `` research '' )