Dr. Phil McGraw said on Sunday that he's embedding with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials as they conduct what federal officials are calling "targeted operations" to enforce immigration law in Chicago.
Unlike alchemy and dowsing, psychology can make predictions that have been experimentally verified. To me, that means it is a science.
For example, suppose 100 people were asked whether they prefer to win $50 guaranteed, or a 50% chance of winning $100 and a 50% chance of winning nothing. Let X be the percentage who prefer the first option.
Now suppose they were asked whether they prefer to lose $50 guaranteed, or a 50% chance of losing $100 and a 50% chance of losing nothing. Let Y be the percentage who prefer the first option.
Psychology predicts that X will generally be greater than Y, and this has been verified experimentally. No other branch of science can make such a prediction.
Unlike alchemy and dowsing, psychology can make predictions that have been experimentally verified. To me, that means it is a science.
For example, suppose 100 people were asked whether they prefer to win $50 guaranteed, or a 50% chance of winning $100 and a 50% chance of winning nothing. Let X be the percentage who prefer the first option.
Now suppose they were asked whether they prefer to lose $50 guaranteed, or a 50% chance of losing $100 and a 50% chance of losing nothing. Let Y be the percentage who prefer the first option.
Psychology predicts that X will generally be greater than Y, and this has been verified experimentally. No other branch of science can make such a prediction.