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Originally Posted by albert_dao
But in the end, and I do say this with a lot of personal conviction, I don't think of psychology as a science. That's just a personal thing. I know a lot of you will dissagree with me and that's okay. I have my reasons.
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Can we discuss your reasons? Many people have a very dated view of psychology, ie. Alderian, Freudian. If you define science the same way the scientific community (physics, biology, genetics, chemistry, physiology, etc.) does, then psychology is a science. It's just that simple. I guess it's not that big of a deal, but it does bother me. I will tell you right now though that my area of interest is about as far removed from traditional psychology as you can get. You might be surprised how many branches there are to psychology now. An extremely diverse field of study.
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