Psychology is a field of scientific inquiry that uses a set of scientific techniques and methods to explain and understand the context and processes of mind and behaviour. As a profession, psychology applies this understanding to practical problems in all domains of human experience, aiming to promote individual and social wellbeing. Together with its companion subject, BEHV1016 Psychology: Behavioural Science, this subject provides a comprehensive introductory foundation in contemporary psychology. Topics covered in this subject introduce and contextualise the field of psychology and human behaviour, including: the history of psychology, consciousness, personality, intelligence, developmental psychology, social psychology, positive psychology, as well as Australian Indigenous and cross-cultural psychology.