What made you want to become a psychologist? Was it a personal experience or and interest?

Question: What made you want to become a psychologist? Was it a personal experience or and interest?
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Asked by Ella M on 18 Jun 2023. This question was also asked by emilymc.
- Helen Dudfield answered on 18 Jun 2023:
  
  It was an interest that developed through curiosity over human behaviour
- Andra Jones answered on 19 Jun 2023:
  
  For me, while I’ve always had an interest in psychology it wasn’t ever a career I would have considered for myself. I’m actually a computer scientist, but my focus is on how humans interact with technology and that of course is psychology. Psychology affects pretty much every subject, if you’re doing it right. I did psychology A Level and really enjoyed it (apart from the statistics..) and since then I’ve kind of included it in everything I do.
- Ashleigh Johnstone answered on 19 Jun 2023:
  
  I think a bit of both! I’ve always been interested in why we behave in certain ways and part of this interest comes from the experiences of some people I know and wanting to better understand them.
- Ben Ford answered on 20 Jun 2023:
  
  I love conducting research and find psychology fascinating!
- Chloe Tasker answered on 23 Jun 2023:
  
  I really enjoyed A Level psychology, and just continued to love it as I studied at university! I’ve always been interested in understanding myself and others better.

Question: What made you want to become a psychologist? Was it a personal experience or and interest?