<p>As said in the title... does psychology lean more toward humanities or sciences?
Thanks for your detailed input in advance!</p>
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<li>from an aspiring psychology double-major.</li>
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<p>Hm... I'm going to say pseudo-science. Just kidding! (I think)</p>
<p>I think it's a combination. A lot of the research and methods are very scientific, but the material is usually less rigid/scientific and more like what you would find in humanities classes.</p>
<p>Social Science. Neither.</p>
<p>Depends where you get your degree. Usually schools offer a BA or BS in psych and they have different amounts of science/math requirements. I'm going for a BS and I need six math credits, nine science credits outside of my major and a whole bunch of developmental and lab psych classes. Overall, it's a science but overwhelmingly theoretical in nature with some philosophical components.</p>
<p>It's a science. There's social science and then I guess what you can call practical science. And this falls under a social science as far as I know.</p>
<p>most areas of psychology involve an intricate balance between the natural sciences and social sciences. if you dont understand the brain and its mechanisms, you're not going to understand how/why people act.</p>
<p>Social science.</p>
<p>As most of the posters have said, psych. is usually classified as a social science for convenience, but the spectrum runs from neuropsychologists working on the effects produced by the physiology of the brain (as hard scientific as it gets) to researchers working on child development, who would probably think of themselves as more oriented toward a social science like sociology. (And there's everything in between.) If you're really interested in psych as a major, check out the research specialties of the faculty at the colleges or universities you're considering. If they have a decent-size dept., it will give you a good feel for the discipline--the field includes all sorts of fascinating stuff!</p>
<p>Technically it's a science because it employs the scientific method to gain a better understanding of natural phenomena.</p>
<p>But there are a lot of times when it doesn't FEEL like a science.</p>
<p>Satisfies science requirement at P.</p>
<p>especially when you're dissecting brains and eyes and such</p>
<p>Depends on the point of view - biological/evolutionary = science; behaviorist, social psych = humanity (at least according to my textbook).</p>