I'm trying to avoid rant posts as much as poss., but this is something that's just been irritating me for a while; people who say that psychology isn't a real science.
Whenever I'm introduced to new people, and I tell them that I study psychology, I usually get one of 2 reactions;
1) The comment on about how they'll have to be careful what they say around you, or how they act around you, or some other thing relating to how we must be able to find out all kinds of things about them from say what they ate for breakfast (well, tbf...)
2) They say something like "Oh, that's not a real science." or "Psychologists aren't real doctors"
Wait.
What?
So I study at least 3 hours of statistics, formulas and research methods a week and it's not a science? I have to draw out tables and charts and graphs accurately to display data to show stuff like how alcohol affects anxiety and the fact that antidepressants don't work any different from placebos.
Psychology is used in a lot more stuff than most, like shop layouts, school curriculum, even stuff like dating websites (they just use Cattell's personality factors to find out those of similar personality, come on!). It's not just some wishy-washy thing like "How are you feeling today?" "This painting your child did of him trying to kill you may show some slight anger and issues". There are studies looking at the effect of brain lesions on behaviour. Surely that involves scanning the brain through a machine or slicing bits up? Wait, isn't that kinda like biology? Isn't biology a science?
If I get onto this doctorate course, after the 6 total years of studying biology, social behaviour and bloody statistics, I will decapitate anyone who tells me I'm not a real doctor.
Ok, rant over! Just to make up for making (yet another) rant post, I'm going to write another post tomorrow introducing you to someone called Bailey.
Peace out, hoes! (Luffles <3)
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You're going to kill me anyway so can i say your not a real doctor?
ReplyDelete...it depends, how slow and painful did you want your death to be?
ReplyDeleteSo thats a no then
ReplyDeleteurgh i know what you mean!! I get the whole, "music isnt a real subject!" and "oh, you're on a mickey mouse course" ARGH! i know how you feel REAL dr Cecil!! XD xxx
ReplyDeleteTell me about it. Though i think most of the biology should be left in biology (because i fracking hate learning it) its still useful to note and it is a science.
ReplyDeleteLololol! Damn right, you say it loud and clear, sistah! Maybe next time someone says that you can volunteer them for an experiment, and see how they feel after the memory tests in the MRI machine :3
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