Why Psychology Isn 'T Science': Article Analysis

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The Article “Why Psychology Isn’t Science” dives right into the tension between the scientist and psychologists. The author of this article seems to have a passive aggressive tone when talking about why psychology has no real evidence in its research and especially in its battle to become considered science. He boldly stated it’s not a science and shouldn’t be given the credit that sciences get. He gave the 5 rules of thumb every science goes by which are: clearly defined terminology, quantifiability, highly controlled experimental conditions, reproducibility, predictability and testability. He focused on how a happiness research can’t prove anything, because they have no way of measuring happiness and therefore can’t compare

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