1 Answer - Sort by: Date | Rating
The methods used to sort fact from fiction make it a science. The scientific method is used and hypothesis are tested and supported or rejected. It is a social science, sometimes called a soft science. Some tests are subjective and some historical ideas like those of Freud are not scientific.
Modern psychological research is more objective and 'scientific' than it was in Freud's time. But the short answer is that psychology research is done using the scientific method. Science is a process and psychologist engage in that process therefore it is science.
0
0
I'm not quite on the same page with you as far as this is defined (of course, I just finished writing a big ol' answer to the same question for someone else). More often than not, it's not really possible to apply the scientific method to psychological experiments. It's also difficult to acquire empirical data that has a solid foundation. If you get to feeling frosty, I'd like to hear more of your side.
- Where Is My Dream Home?
- Which More Influence Nature Or Nurture?
- What Is The Difference Between Behaviorism Theory And Humanistic Theory?
- What Does It Mean To Dream Of Being Mean To A Family Member?
- How Does Estes Work Relates To Harlow Theory Of Error Factors, What Are Kestes Contributions?
- In Social Psychology What Is Prejudice?
- Why Is There A Need For Science In Psychology?
- Why Is There A Need For Science In Psychology?
- Define The Scientific Approach To Psychology?
- What Is The Difference Between Your Learning Strengths?
- Can You Give List Of Examples Of Thesis Titles In Topic Water?
- How To Make A Title Page In Apa Formatting?
- Does Gender Affect Visual Memory?
- What Is Individual Psychology?
- What Is A Disadvantage Of Personality Psychology?
- What Is It Called When Someone's Reality Is In Fact Not Reality?
- How Much Is An Old Copy Of Shakespeare' A Mid-summers Night Dream Worth?
- Why Am I Dreaming Of Cheating On My Boyfriend?
- What The Important Of Nurture?
- I Dreamed My Child's Father Son Got Killed In My Dream And The Night Before My Cousins Childs Father?
- Can You Give Me A Nursing Research Topics Based On Psychiatry?
- How Can We Keep Nature?
- I Have Been Having Some Weird Dreams About My Ex Baby Father...Does Anyone Know What It Could Possibly Mean?
- According To The James Lange Theory If A Tiger Confronted You In Your Driveway You Would Do What?
- My Current Boyfriend Dreamt My Ex Was Telling Him That He Was Coming For Me, He Had Knives In Which He Attempted To Throw And Stab Me With. My Boyfriend Described My Old Apt Where My Ex And I Lived As Well. Should I Be Concerned About This?
- Why Would Someone Think That Psychology Is Not A Science?
- Why Is Psychology Considered To Be A Science?
- Does Psychology Count As A Science?
- Explain The Rise Of Psychology As A Science?
- Why Is Psychology Is Considered As A Science And An Art?
- What Is The Objective Of Psychology? Why Is The Discipline Of Psychology Considered To Be A Science?
- How Did Philosophy And Physiology Affect The Emergence Of Psychology As A Science?
New Comment - Comments are editable for 5 min.