• cayde6ml@lemmygrad.ml
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    16 days ago

    Psychology is a science though. It’s relatively new in the grand scheme of things, but it’s very much a science.

    And I’m kind of tired of reading that correlation doesn’t equal causation. Most people already understand this.

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      16 days ago

      You misunderstood. It’s a science, sure. But psychology studies things that are not at all easily quantifiable, and as such, studies in psychology should be taken with a grain of salt, unless one is willing to thoroughly examine the methods and data before reading the conclusions.

      And just to be clear, since you seem to be getting downvoted, I don’t think you should be getting downvoted.

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        15 days ago

        I get that alot of psychological studies aren’t easily quantifiable, but I think most of the time that sounds like an excuse rather than a reason.

        After almost 2 centuries, psychology is just now starting to bear some fruit. Though more research and caution is always welcome.