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Introduction 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.