(May 13, 2021 at 3:36 pm)Sal Wrote: Psychology is a rather large field of study. I'm of the opinion that saying this or that field of study is "soft" and others are "hard" is disingenuous. Like the distinction between neurology and behavior psychology (DAT), pears and apples.
I like hard sciences. A theory can be disproved. Its usefulness and limitations becomes understood by all. Mathematics is at its root, and if the numbers don't agree, the theory is wrong (at least in part).
Soft sciences deal in statistics instead of an accurate measurement. Theories often can't be disproved, and multiple explanations exist for any observation. It is harder to separate the real science from the pseudo-science.
