So the other day I was in my philosophy class and the tutor joked about psychology not being a "real science" (cue laugh track)
Throughout my psych degree I've noticed there are two basic courses: humanitarian psychology courses and scientific psychology courses; the former focuses on social experiments (dependent variable is usually qualitative), and the latter of which focuses more on the effect of things on neurological states (dependent variable quantitative)
Of course the humanitarian psych courses are seen through a scientific lens and all that, and utilise the scientific method, but it seems like the more a study examines brain changes, the more "legit" it is.
So what do you see for the future of psychology? Will it be replaced by neuroscience?
What are some disadvantages of reducing behaviour and emotions to neurotransmitters and neurons? To be honest, I think it fits perfectly in a pharmaceutical-capitalist paradigm, it sounds dystopic to me.
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