What makes Psychology a Science?

An overview of why Psychology is considered a science. It discusses the value of scientific attitudes and the use of the scientific method in Psychology, as well as collaboration among Psychologists as a way to refine research distributed in the scientific community.

Psychology and Its Importance

Psychology What is psychology means? What’s the function of psychology? Is it important? What’s the importance of this then? What do you call a person who studies psychology? There are a lot of...

ADHD - Famous People

Some adults who have ADHD view it not as a disability, but an asset. Bright and creative, they would never dream of "blunting" their personality with medication. And, in fact, some studies show that ADHD's...

Psychology Research Methods - Surveys, Case Studies & Experiments for Research in Psychology

How do Psychologists Collect Research Data?

A discussion on the research methods used in Psychology - descriptive, correlational and experimental. Descriptive Research includes observation, surveys and interviews, standardized tests and case studies or case histories.

Psychology

  The Good thing About Psychology   Are there any good things about psychology? If so then what are they? These are some questions that often ask by people who are curious and interested about...

Ethics and Values in Social Psychology

Social psychology is the scientific study of how people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour are influenced by the actual image or implied presence of others. It is an interdisciplinary domain that bridges...

What Research Problems Challenge Psychology Today?

A discussion on how psychologists try to address problems of ethics, bias and information consumption on psychology research.

Introduction to research methods in psychology

Psychology is not an exact but rather a social science. There are numerous ways and methods to do research in psychology and all fall into the category of qualitative research. Qualitative research involves...

Issues With Popular Representations Of Research Studies

I just recently had to write a paper in my psychology class about the relationship between the media and research studies. I personally found the results appalling. After picking an article we were asked to...