Bley's, I understand where you're coming from. But I don't think you are getting the point. The topic of this thread was "Psychology anyone"? As I proceeded with the question, is psychology is a science. Then the discussion of it started.
A while later I defined the noun science, and explained how psychology fits into this description. I agree my explanation was a bit shaky. But I then later re-explained how psychology was a part of this definition.
You later claimed how psychology was not part of the big three. Then I proved otherwise. And then you said that what I'm explaining is psychiatry. And I don't know the difference was. So I researched a bit to find out the differences in the two professions are few.
But now we are steering away from my question. And the majority of the responses were about bad clinicians, and how those actions aren't a science. Let us recall what I asked: Is psychology a science. Note I didn't say anything about the practise of psychology.
Now most of your responses Bley's, contained there is no math involved in psychology. And I was hoping you would have learned enough and did some research about psych to retract your statement. But you haven't and I'm here to break the news: There is. Psychology does in fact deal with stats.
The fact is that psychology, historically, wasn't able to achieve the mathematical precision of Newtonian physics. It was still defining itself . But later in the 1800's psychology defined itself with the discoveries about the brain and the nervous systems.
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution changed psychology as a whole. It took psychology which was mostly behavioristic, and buttsmurfed it good. That's when psychology became a science. Biology and Chemistry now overwhelms psychology.
For the record, Psychology gave birth to Psychiatry. And many other things. And you can measure behaviour, did you think the brain is just there to look cool?
Like you said this isn't a debate, I think it as a teaching and learning experience. I hope now you can see why it is science. It's fact.


And if I came off as rude, or a dick. I'm not, nor was trying to. If you need more convincing, or things to research on, msg me. This wasn't as long as your post but I think it gets the point across.