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Early in its history, psychology was divided into two branches, each with a distinct focus. What were those two branches?

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The two main branches of early psychology were experimental and clinical.

Experimental primarily focused on experimentally testing social theories based on scientific methods to collect data. Clinical focused on assessing and providing treatment for psychiatric illness and abnormal behaviours in individuals.
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