Question

How can you distinguish scientific psychology from the popular notions about the discipline of psychology?

Answer 1

Distinguishing Scientific Psychology from other Popular notions about the discipline of Psychology

Explanation:

Scientific Psychology is based on the facts:

• Psychology is a natural science combining Biology, Physics, and Chemistry.  

1. Psychology is involved with Biology to deal with physiological changes taking place in an organism’s body due to behavioral changes.
2. Physics is dealt along with Psychology, when it needs diagnostic tests like EEG, MRI scan etc which involves Physics based knowledge like waves, acoustics, signals, radiation, electric leads, magnetic resonance, imaging etc
3. Chemistry and Psychology is interlinked to deal with biochemical changes like increase or decrease of hormones, triggering of stimulators, receptors, neurotransmitters etc which leads to psychological experiences.

• It is interdisciplinary with fields like Neuroscience, Psychiatry in Medicine, and Artificial Intelligence (human behavior and experiences mingles with technology) in Computer Science
• Psychological studies are scientific in nature with empirical data, facts, and with predictable results like science.

Other notions about Psychology describe it as social and cultural discipline. The influence of human behavior due to socio-cultural influences is dealt more under this discipline.