In order to answer this question it is important to understand the definitions of both psychology and science. The word "psychology" comes from the Greek "psyche" or soul and "logos" or study, which came to be known as the "study of the soul". The American Heritage Dictionary defines psychology as: 1. the science dealing with the mind and with mental and emotional processes 2. the science of human and animal behavior. In its pure definition the dictionary has provided us with a clue to the answer, it describes science as: 1. systematized knowledge derived from observation, study, etc. 2. a...
those that go against common sense and sceptical about ideas that, even though they make sense, have not been supported by any research evidence. If we can define a science using subjective methods then Psychology is definitely a science. Psychology represents an empirical science, its methods demanding empirical testing of hypotheses. Many empirical results of psychology are subject to personal interpretation and intense dispute. This can be seen as a function of the phenomena that is psychology. But the key to resolving these disputes is to turn back to the empirical methods and pit alternative interpretations against each other.