Is Psychology a science?

IMO no.

I studied A-Level biology, chemistry and psychology.
The reason I don't think psychology is a science is the way a case study on 1 person is sometimes the basis of a whole argument. Another reason would be that most of psychology you cannot prove mainly talking about the subconscious.
the definition of science is "the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment" and there aren't enough experiments in psychology

I may actually have to inform them that their lists are inaccurate

How should I got about it?

Wrong about what? That Psycology isnt a science? **** no. Its about as scientific as playing with toy cars and probably a damn sight easier.

Of course it's a science, it employs scientific method. Anyone who says otherwise is just a bit sad, believing something strange because they feel they're one of the stupidest on their course and want to console themselves by making up some kind of ranking system based around subject. Certain aspects of it might be more qualitative more than quantitative, and that makes people get a bit snooty.

Personally, I think some parts are a science and some parts are as scientific as media GCSE.

Can it be proved?

Does it use equipment such as brain scans?

If answer yes, it is.

I do psychology A-level and it's very 'this is this because x said so-but this psychologist fount errors in his findings..'

No, not a science.

Right. So, what's incorrect in the passage I quoted to you?

I'm guessing you did it and want to make yourself seem more intelligent?

To answer the OP's question: NO, Psychology isn't a science. It's an arts subject. *LOL* People claiming it to be a science just want to make themselves seem more intelligent by saying they are study a science so people will think they are as intelligent as people doing maths, biology, chemistry, physics etc. which they are so obviously not.

God knows I didnt both reading it, it had little relevence to anything i was saying.

Nope, I actually studied Physics at Oxford. Does that change your opinion? If so, you're so far from a scientist that I think you should open a church.

I'm guessing you did it and want to make yourself seem more intelligent?

To answer the OP's question: NO, Psychology isn't a science. It's an arts subject. *LOL* People claiming it to be a science just want to make themselves seem more intelligent by saying they are study a science so people will think they are as intelligent as people doing maths, biology, chemistry, physics etc. which they are so obviously not.

Ouch. I disagree with your statement regardless. Tbh, I think you are an embarrassment to physicists/scientists alike for taking sides with people doing the humanities. Shame on you.

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http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/

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https://www.dur.ac.uk/science.faculty/

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Have a good day.

There is no correlation between intelligence and the epistemological or methodological inclinations anyone has. From my experience alone however, I am far more of the opinion that those who study the sciences have a general proclivity to be (comparitvely speaking) narrow-minded and ethically barren (excusing many exception, this is - rather - a trend I have picked up). Invariant exercise of the scientific method (an effort of what is essentially problem-solving), does little to enrich anyones intellectual, ethical or cultural purview; tending - for those who commit to such wholesale - to produce a rather crude and impoverished view of the world.

Are the Universities of Cambridge, Durham and Nottingham embarrasments too?

My gosh. How nice of you to be such a narrow-minded person.



Yes.

Ouch. I disagree with your statement regardless. Tbh, I think you are an embarrassment to physicists/scientists alike for taking sides with people doing the humanities. Shame on you.

It's ironic that you just got banned a minute after posting 'yes' to my above post. You can't even argue properly.

The fact that you think this is some kind of Science v Humanities war, shows a huge flaw in your arguments. Taking sides?

I don't want an argument, fool. I'm just saying regardless of the institute, be it Cambridge or Oxford, to label Psychology as a "science" is just giving in to pressure.