• Question: Where do you think the perception psychology is "easy" comes from?

    Asked by melissacmxo to Jack, Gem, Jermaine, Michelle, Steve on 21 Jun 2017.
    • Photo: Jermaine Ravalier

      Jermaine Ravalier answered on 21 Jun 2017:

      I didn’t realise it was seen as easy? Maybe we should make the stats even harder…

    • Photo: Gemma Taylor

      Gemma Taylor answered on 21 Jun 2017:

      I have no idea! Studying psychology is definitely challenging and rewarding – there is plenty to learn.

    • Photo: Jack barton

      Jack barton answered on 21 Jun 2017:

      Hmm, I agree with Jermaine here… I suppose other sciences might look down on Psychology as ‘not a real science’ and equate that with it being easier than say chemistry. Although I think many students you chat to will disagree that it’s easy at university (or A Level)!

    • Photo: Steven Brown

      Steven Brown answered on 22 Jun 2017:

      I think because we are talking about things people already know about. Like decision-making, personality, whatever. These are words people use – but it does not mean they know what they are talking about, at least not in any real depth.

    • Photo: Michelle Jamieson

      Michelle Jamieson answered on 22 Jun 2017:

      I think other hard sciences look down on it as psychology occupies the best of both worlds – numbers, as well as actually talking to the people behind them.

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