Psychology and pseudoscience
The essay explores Psychology as a science, highlighting its origins in 1879 with Wilhelm Wundt and its status compared to other scientific disciplines. It addresses the issue of pseudoscience in Psychology and the importance of falsifiability as a demarcation criterion, following Popper. The discussion also covers publication bias, the misuse of statistics and p-values, and how these factors affect the discipline’s credibility. Finally, it analyzes the validity of psychological tests, emphasizing psychometric methods to ensure reliability. Continue reading Psychology and pseudoscience
