Category: Psychology
Is It Fiction or Science? Why the Difference Is Not Obvious
Source: Markus Spiske/Pexels The “problem of obviousness” in psychology is that non-experts often have a “So what?” response to new findings. This has been explained […]
My Love/Hate Relationship With Christmas Music
I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas music. Mostly, my issue is with the repetitious playlists of the same 28 songs that various radio stations […]
The Evolution of Clinical Military Psychology
U.S. Marines stand in a foxhole near the front lines of combat on Saipan, July 1, 1944. Clinical psychology was mobilized by the needs of […]
Can Psychology’s Two Tribes Reconcile Their Differences?
Most Psychology Today readers know there are two kinds of psychologists—researchers who do scientific studies of behavior and mental processes, and clinicians who diagnose and […]
What Is a Scientific Model?
In common parlance, a model is something you build, play with, look at, and relate to something bigger and more complicated. Or maybe it’s a […]