@o_guest wonder if those that say so think of psych as essentially talking about dreams & feelings + attempts at mind reading?
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@NoraPlethora I never ask. I block them out or explain it's as scientific as pretty much anything in principle since: theory + stats = sci -
@o_guest Explaining is key tho cos, from what I've gathered, the avg lay person rly does not know much of psych beyond Freud & counselling -
@o_guest@NoraPlethora I have found it helps when you're more precise, eg say mathematical psych, computational psych, etc. -
@fdabl well, I was very precise, but then they look at me with a glazed look and ask what department. Besides for people +@NoraPlethora -
@fdabl@NoraPlethora who are not in computational mathematical or neuro psychological research, added words might make it worse. Those + -
@fdabl@NoraPlethora words are kind of making it worse by further appealing to to fallacy of hard vs soft. It's very cultural and deep. - 4 more replies
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@o_guest I suppose the complaint is that they are not doing the stats too well. -
@shravanvasishth I haven't heard that complaint by lay people non-psychologists... So I think that's not it. -
@o_guest So I guess they are basically right (and it goes far beyond psych) but for the wrong reason? -
@o_guest Also, who cares what a "lay person" thinks? Lay people also think that pure math or theoretical CS is useless. -
@shravanvasishth that's not really how scientists normally think of the public that funds them. Usually we want/need them to see value. -
@shravanvasishth also my complaint is actually about other attendees at this data science conference, so I guess I care because it matters? -
@o_guest If data scientists think psych is unscientific, you have to see the humor in that. - End of conversation
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@o_guest plus, we have probably way more factors to consider than most other sciences. Human behaviour is super complex!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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