If I was to walk up to any random person on the street and ask him/her the first thing that comes into mind when I mentioned child psychology, I believed that I would get many responses of the same nature. I expected responses to the effect of “A shrink,” and “Just somebody that works with kids.” After a few hours of pondering, my curiosity got the best of me. So, taking advantage of the nice weather, I walked outside armed with a notebook and pen to approach people and get there opinions for this introduction. The question I raised was “What is the first thing that comes into your mind when I mention Child Psychology?” Out of thirty different people, (all caught walking out of Cranston after dinner) I got some very interesting responses. As expected, some just said “A shrink.” Others were actually helpful and gave some insight into the topic. One such person went into an in-depth conversation as to the nature of the mind altogether. Being a Psychology major here at Fredonia, he stated that this question had also been raised in many of his classes.
I found his insight to be interesting because he mentioned that in his opinion, psychology is not even able fully describe the things we do.
1) Magary, J. F. (1967). School Psychological Services. New Jersey: Prentice Hall
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