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The Freud Problem
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Thesis Psychology suffers from an image problem as a result of the general public’s association of Psychology with Freud
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Isn’t Psychology Just Common Sense? Common sense is subjective Common sense is unreliable No objective way to settle disputes
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Misperceptions Based on Freud Emphasis on abnormality and treatment Claims based on individual cases
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What’s Wrong with These Perceptions? Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Much broader than just psychopathology Claims are based on scientific evidence
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What Makes it Scientific? Empirical Systematic Objective Self-correcting Verifiable
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