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Of course psychology, philosophy, anthropology, history, etc is science... Well... of course when it's practiced within scientific framework, but that also counts for physics and maths.
Science is divided in different disciplines: alfa-, beta- and gamma-science.
History and filosophy for example are placed under Studia Humanitatis/Humanities (alfa)
The fact that a study is not exact; beta... like maths and physics doesn't mean it isn't science.
It's no coincidence these different forms of science are divided into alfa, beta and gamma.
Sometimes there is also overlap. Biology for example has exact as well as non-exact fields of study... it doesn't make it less science.
The difference between these fields of science for example is methodology. While physics strongly depends on math for coming to conclusions,
history and philosophy use hypothesis and deduction (The process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises;
inference by reasoning from the general to the specific).
I studied history and filosophy myself at the University of Amsterdam. You will not only learn to study these fields of interest,
but also how to practice correct methodology, etc to come to valid conclusions. There are also subjects that everyone
who studies at a University must study. Whether you study History or Physics, everyone has to study subjects like Philosophy of Science,etc
So... when it comes to this:
a.53% think psychology is science
b.34% of all Europeans think history is science
a. 47% is clueless
b. 66% is clueless
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