• Question: What got you into psychology? Why do you think its so interesting?

    Asked by anon-290069 on 24 Mar 2021.
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      anon answered on 24 Mar 2021:

      Hi,
      What got me into psychology? Mostly picking up a psychology book when I was doing my GCSEs (and not really enjoying them) and realised that there were areas of science out there I had no real idea about and it made we want to learn more – 12 years later and I am still learning and still in love with the subject!
      Why do I think it is interesting? I like to see the brain as the biggest, most complicated and mysterious super computer out there. We know it has enormous capabilities, but there is so much we don’t know about it and what it is capable of – this to me is why I love psychology and find it’s interesting. It’s like trying to find the missing piece of a puzzle with science!

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      Lisa Orchard answered on 24 Mar 2021:

      When I was choosing my A Levels I had no idea what psychology was. I saw it in the college brochure, and thought it looked interesting. I’m so glad I chose to study it! I love that it asks the same kinds of questions that I had always asked myself – e.g. Why do people behave in a certain way?

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      Alex Baxendale answered on 25 Mar 2021:

      Hello!
      My mum got me interested in the area originally, she used to tell me all about it so I decided to give it a go when I went to college. From there I found my own reasons why I liked the area. Humans are so complicated! Everything we think, feel and experience are created within the brain and I loved the idea of figuring out how I work, and how everyone else around me work, by looking at the brain specifically. Everything we see and do as children influence who we are as adults, and we never stop learning and changing throughout our lives, so there is a lot going on and a lot to discover!

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      Ellen Smith answered on 25 Mar 2021:

      When I was choosing my A levels I’d picked 3 that I wanted to do, I had space for one more and just randomly picked Psychology, as I thought it sounded interesting. I really enjoyed studying it at A level, so decided to continue with it at university. Then in my second year I found out about my area (nutritional psychology) by doing an option module called ‘Diet and the Brain’. I did an internship in a research centre and knew from then that it was definitely what I wanted to do.
      I think Psychology is such an interesting subject because it’s so diverse, with so many different areas. I really think that everyone could find a specific area/topic that they find interesting.

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      Dennis Relojo-Howell answered on 25 Mar 2021:

      Hi west430hmm. When I was 16 I really didn’t know what to study at university. I wasn’t even sure if I can afford to go to university. But one of my high school teachers encouraged me to study psychology. At first I didn’t like it, but in my third year at uni I realised how flexible the field of psychology is – it can lead to many different career paths. I also realised the real-life applications of psychology, and how it can improve the way you see the world and how you interact with people. To me, that’s why I decided to study psychology all throughout – for my undergraduate, master’s, and now PhD.

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      Harry Piper answered on 26 Mar 2021:

      Hi! I got into psychology when I was 14/15, when I was starting my GCSEs. I’m not sure what about it originally captured my attention but something clicked! I didn’t study psychology until university, so during my A-levels I was always asking the psychology teacher for class resources and extra materials! I went to Aberystwyth university to study and there I fell even more in love. The moment I really fell in love with psychology was during a second year module with Dr Rachel Rahman in health psychology. Again, I can’t tell you what it was but I knew I wanted to stay in psychology. After completing my BSc and MSc, I’m now at Bangor doing a PhD, and have no intention to stop!
      I think it is interesting because it really gives you the opportunity to think about what interests you and learn more about it. Psychology is so broad you can really look into anything! There is something for everyone!

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