"Psychology appeared to be a jungle of confusing, conflicting, and arbitrary concepts. These pre-scientific theories doubtless contained insights which still surpass in refinement those depended upon by psychiatrists or psychologists today. But who knows, among the many brilliant ideas offered, which are the true ones? Some will claim that the statements of one theorist are correct, but others will favour the views of another. Then there is no objective way of sorting out the truth except through scientific research."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Raymond Cattell (1965). The Scientific Analysis of Personality, Baltimore, MD: Penguin, p. 14.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Psychology
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Psychology
40 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Psychology →
Related Quotes
"Astrology is to exact astronomy what psychology is to exact physiology. In astrology and psychology one has to step b…"
"When psychology and physiology become worthy of the name of sciences, Europeans will be convinced of the weird and fo…"
"Neglected as psychology now is, and with the strangely chaotic state in which physiology is confessed to be by its mo…"
"Modern psychology at its best has a questionable understanding of the soul. It has no place for the natural superiori…"
"There is one view that we can allow these AI [tools] to deal with data and analytics and we let people deal with the …"
"To judge from current writing, psychology has pretty well demolished the private conscience. University professors ca…"
"Unlike the physicist, the psychologist … investigates processes that belong to the same order — perception, learning,…"
"Psychology has a long past, but only a short history."
"Cancer has the biopsy, kidney disease has the urine test, and HIV has the cheek swab, yet diagnosis for mental illnes…"
"Psychology, or the great, and in our days, so neglected science of the soul, both as an entity distinct from the spir…"