There is many difference between psychology and common sense. Firstly Common sense refers to a good sense in practical matters and common sense is based on reason. Common sense is used on a day to day basis. during the day many people quote the term when explaining a task "well that just common sense". People say this term without realising what the term means. The English dictionary meaning of common sense " good sense and sound judgement in practical matters". Different people will judge common sense differently. Just because one person thinks it is common sense another person may not think the same. This is because there is no clear documentation of what is common sense.
Common sense if completely different to psychology and the difference between them is clear to see. This is down to firstly the meaning of psychology. Psychology is the systematic scientific study of human mental functioning and behaviour. Where as Common sense relies on Judgement, psychology is a filed of study and relies on science, theoretical
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Scientific method looks in depth to a persons psychological decision making. It study's a persons environmental, behaviour, past history and produces evidence to give a reason to somes psychological profile. The website Boundless.com give its reason to why the scientific method is so critical in psychology as "Compared to chemistry, physics, and other "natural sciences," psychology has long been considered one of the "social sciences" because of the subjective nature of the things it seeks to study" This is reflected by the process that psychologist use in the study. Psychologist draw up a hypothesis to test their theory and draw up a conclusion to their observations. Due to the in depth work and study that is aligned to psychology this makes the scientific method so critical to their