Psychology - a Science?

[pornstarwannabe]

What do ya think?

Wait for the Poll.

 

[jomar]

Interesting question coming from one whose last name is wannabe. Depends you how you define science. Engineers call everything that is not engineering arts and crafts.

 

[HB1965]

Why do people think it isn't? Seriously, explain why not.

 

[pornstarwannabe]

Why do people think it isn't? Seriously, explain why not.

Start here.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Why do people think it isn't? Seriously, explain why not.

Because psychologists get together and vote on what's real. Their 'science' is a political struggle tween factions to define and commercially exploit the human condition.

 

[Stewart_Pidd]

is philosophy a science bro?

Stew

 

[pornstarwannabe]

is philosophy a science bro?

Stew

Definitely not.

 

[HB1965]

Start here.

At it's own website it calls itself a bi-monthly non-academic periodically. How am I supposed to trust that it can truly evaluate if something is a science. Besides without a subscription I can't read the commentary. Oh and who is Peter Rickman?

You'll have to do better than that.

 

[Liar]

Have idea. form hypothesis, make observations that support hypothesis, form theory, test theory against further observations and/or experiments indefinitely, revise if nessecary. Rinse and repeat.

All things that you can apply this to, is science.

So, psychology, ethology, lexicology, sociology, anthropology, semiotics... yeah it's all science.

Except in the Engligh language, which is weird.

 

[Liar]

Start here.

"When we talk of science, we primarily think of physical science."

Exactly. And you think wrong. The bane of a broken dictionary.

 

[jomar]

Because psychologists get together and vote on what's real. Their 'science' is a political struggle tween factions to define and commercially exploit the human condition.

DSM-V to be the next pharmaceutical sales manual.

 

[HB1965]

Because psychologists get together and vote on what's real. Their 'science' is a political struggle tween factions to define and commercially exploit the human condition.

Nope sorry. You need to get out more.

 

[sweepthefloor]

I am pretty sure it is some kind of science.

 

[jomar]

Have idea. form hypothesis, make observations that support hypothesis, form theory, test theory against further observations and/or experiments indefinitely, revise if nessecary. Rinse and repeat.

All things that you can apply this to, is science.

So, psychology, ethology, lexicology, sociology, anthropology, semiotics... yeah it's all science.

Except in the Engligh language, which is weird.

Awesome! I never thought of my cooking as science!

 

[pornstarwannabe]

here is a good read for the scientific process.

Social Sciences? Hardly scientific.

 

[HB1965]

here is a good read for the scientific process.

Social Sciences? Hardly scientific.

Social Sciences? Very scientific. All of that gets done. You need to read a few academic journals.

 

[pornstarwannabe]

I get the feeling Social Scientists would throw a hissy fit if they found out they are not real scientists.

 

[pornstarwannabe]

Social Sciences? Very scientific. All of that gets done. You need to read a few academic journals.

It's the variability in the experiments that is crucial to making Psych. a non-science.

 

[HB1965]

I get the feeling Social Scientists would throw a hissy fit if they found out they are not real scientists.

Why should they? Because no one but an idiot would tell them that and they are hardly going to take what an idiot says seriously.

Please tell me about me about your professional background? What field are you in that you have the authority to decide what other fields are sciences?

 

[Stewart_Pidd]

It's the variability in the experiments that is crucial to making Psych. a non-science.

have a bad diagnosis bro?

Stew

 

[HB1965]

It's the variability in the experiments that is crucial to making Psych. a non-science.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[Wok]

What do ya think?

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Oh, that's what you mean.

 

[pornstarwannabe]

Why should they? Because no one but an idiot would tell them that and they are hardly going to take what an idiot says seriously.

Please tell me about me about your professional background? What field are you in that you have the authority to decide what other fields are sciences?

As I stated in a different post, the experiment is crucial. In these non-science fields like Psychology, there is too much variation due to a lack of mathematical foundation in the experiment. For instance, Psy. community may make an observation based on some data, and then they infer a result (they are open to too much interpretation).

 

[Dream59]

Because psychologists get together and vote on what's real. Their 'science' is a political struggle tween factions to define and commercially exploit the human condition.

I agree with this pretty much. I was a psych nurse and worked in a psych intensive care. I feel that the profession is moraly bancrupt for the most part. They define their own field with little or no science involved. Also as a cop I saw that you can buy a psychologist to say whatever you want them to say. They will say that the accused is not responsible for their actions after talking to them for an hour. The problem is that since they define their own field, they have no clue in the real world. They depend on self reporting of feelings and ideas, this makes it easy for people to scam them. They are the cause of most in todays society not accepting responsibility for their own actions. I mean really, do you think too many Twinkies will make you commit murder?

 

[Liar]

Awesome! I never thought of my cooking as science!

Is your cooking peer reviewed?