I hope you asked her what it is that defines a science. Depending on her
answer, she may be right or wrong. I would argue that mainstream
psychology is not entirely scientific. Of course, we do
emphasize the use of the scientific method in most (but not all) of
psychology.
Having said the above, I think most psychologists would also be very
offended by being labeled a "non-science". We still have "physics-envy",
don't we? Out of curiosity, what other disciplines were deemed
non-scientific?
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 08:59:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: Annette Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: IS psychology a science?
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Apparently not according to the "science" people at our university,
particularly the chemistry dept.
Our annual students research fair is today, and I have a group of
students presenting a poster on research they did in a lab class
with me.
Imagine my consternation when my students' poster was in a back
section labelled "NON-SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS" . . . . . . . . . . . .
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