Every science has a base right?
Physics "the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy."
Chemistry is "the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the use of these processes to form new substances."
Biology is "the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields."
But what exactly is psychology?
Psychology claims to be "the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, esp. those affecting behavior in a given context."
But is this really science?
Science from Latin "scientia" means "knowledge".
Now asking a psychology teacher at my school what the base was of psychology,, she told me it was philosophy. That's all it was. Philosophy/Speculation. Science is not about the "systematic study" of structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. It is about gaining knowledge new interpretations of the world around us. All psychology seems to be doing is stating the obvious. Did einstien right up a practical report for his thought experiments.
Some people will argue that it may not be a "physical" science, but a "social science" whatever they mean,n so its still a science right? But a science means science and I don't believe psychology is a science anymore.
Yes it used to be a great science in fact one of the oldest but a scientific base built on by humanities doesn't still make it a science. It tries to feign intelligence by stealing bits of math, physics and alot of biology and backs itself with the scientific method of research. What do you think?