With this in mind, the belief in things that are scientifically “proven” or “not proven” isn’t so much a psychological distinction, as an epistemological one related to the definition of science as a ...
The field of psychology is vast, and there are many ways to carve it up. For example, one possible difference is between animal and human psychology. Another division is between science and practice.
Over the course of the pandemic (and before that, in debates over climate change, stem cells, etc.), liberals have insisted that we must listen to science and heed the scientists. It was a cornerstone ...