The Pros And Cons Of Psychology

Psychology isn 't a science

We associate psychology to be a science, but in reality it does not meet the five basic requirements. It is a field of study that is not even based on standard scientific practices, instead it has invalid ways of studying and treating mental disorders.Because it still being so closely related to philosophy, psychology can not be declared a coherent scientific field.

Psychology is the “scientific” study of the human mind and behavior. This field of study grasps all aspects of the human experience — from the functions of the brain, to the actions of nations. While science creates a reasonable explanation to describe reality, not based on feelings or opinions, but on evidence. (Lutus 1) When there is a move from describing

Something that has an infinite degree of variation can not be given arbitrarily a limited degree.

These observations can not be reproduced the same way from one observer to another.

Moreover, research in psychology is entirely unbiased due to what it focuses its search on. Its theories are arguable since it focuses on interactions, an individual’s experience and actions. But the scientific method does not able here being that everyones background

Anzardo !3 knowledge is different. Another thing is that people’s behavior is determined by the information they process. Psychological knowledge is part of that information. So by doing psychology, they are in fact changing the thing they are trying to study. Plus in order for psychology to be a science it would have to conduct controlled experiments on humans. One of the problems with that is that in order to have a controlled experiment, in some cases, humans would be denied treatment or nutritional elements which are essential to health. Which some might find inhumane and unethical. This is why psychology is not a science.

We can also say that psychology is not a science is because it cannot be considered

When he refers to definition and subject matter he means that psychology has been thought to be the science of behavior, mind, consciousness, mental process, human soul, etc. Not like physics is defined as the science of energy and matter and their interactions. Biology is the science of life. In regards to philosophy, not even philosophers themselves have not resolved the foundational issues upon which the effective conception of a science of psychology rests. The third problem can be simplified to how the study human change in rich detail or randomized controlled clinical trials with clearly defined disorders and treatment manuals. The fourth is the

“comprehensive models of psychological phenomena.” And we see how disorganized

Anzardo !4 proliferation is by the paradigms, ideas, concepts, and terms and a complete absence of foundational insights of a psychological scientists. (33-39)

Another flawed concept about the “science” of psychology is the inability to be able