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It is important to understand the definitions of psychology and philosophy. Psychology refers to the study of human behavior and mental processes. Philosophy, on the other hand, is the love and pursuit of wisdom. Therefore, the desire to understand the human behavior and mental faculties is a philosophical pursuit. The logic used to illustrate this point is known as deductive reasoning.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoBetween the two, psychology is more closely related to science. However, because some areas of psychology rely on research methods such as surveys and questionnaires, critics have asserted that psychology is not scientific (due to the largely correlational nature of survey research). Other phenomena that psychologists are interested in such as personality, thinking, and emotion cannot be directly measured and are often inferred from subjective self-reports, which may be problematic.
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∙ 12y agoIt is, however, to be more specific, it is under the Health, Human Body, Mental mind, and final psychology.
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