Thursday, July 23, 2009

Hard Science

The concept of psychology is a relatively new one in regards to the traditional sciences, such as chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics. It took until the acute observations of Sigmund Freud at the turn of this century to broach the subject of the study of the mind as a scientific endevaour. However, much controversy and skepticism followed his theories of pschoanalysis, which were largely self-reflective observations.

It wasn’t until social scientists such as Skinner and Watson brought measureable social psychology into the mainstream that psychology was accepted as a science.

Today, the concepts punctuated through the initial theories of psychological assessment still hold true today. Cognitive Behavioral Theory, in particular owes its roots to the early scientific work of such studies.

Today, psychology is regarded as a proper science.

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