Level 4, Intermediate, Post 4, 'Theme Free Post 2'

Is psychology a science?

Psychology is a science, because science is the faculty of man that makes it possible to find explanations for the phenomena studied and answers to research, regardless of whether this is always true or not.

In the case with physics, whose concepts are constantly changing. For example: although Isaac Newton's laws are still being studied today, we have known for a long time that they are not completely true, since Einstein's theory of relativity knew how to question them. Because there are multiple variables not studied, until entering a succession of unexpected events.

A science must meet two basic factors, the first of these is to be clear about the field in which you want to increase knowledge, which psychology does, since it studies human behavior and its cognitive processes, and the second important factor is the use of the scientific method, that is, making observations, collecting data, forming theories, testing predictions, and interpreting results. The basic steps of the scientific method in psychology are: Make an observation that describes a problem, create a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, and refine the hypothesis.

So the concept of psychology has evolved over time, so now we can say that psychology meets the requirements to classify it as a science. but not all its aspects. As far as the future we can project that; psychology would be divided into several categories, a psychology that is based on scientific study, another more interested in society and culture, that is, its influences on the social environment, etc.

Thanks for read :),  is a summary of an essay I did a year ago and I found it very interesting, I hope you do too.