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Old 02-20-2015, 11:48 AM  
PR_Glen
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Originally Posted by dyna mo View Post
don't be daft. psychology is hardly science. you can't prove to any reasonable level a psychology experiment.


"psychology often does not meet the five basic requirements for a field to be considered scientifically rigorous: clearly defined terminology, quantifiability, highly controlled experimental conditions, reproducibility and, finally, predictability and testability."
It's far from complete compared to other forms of study but saying it's not a science is a grasp at best... That is basically the same as saying that nutrition isn't science because we haven't found the perfect diet yet.
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