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I NEED TO KNOW HOW I CAN DEFINE PSYCHOLOGY AS BOTH ART AND SCIENCE AND WHAT BOOKS OR OTHER INFO CAN I GET TO BACK THAT U
-- APRILJONES (APRILJONEST@YAHOO.COM), March 27, 2001
It is a science in the sense that psychologists conduct experiments and other empirical studies in order to acquire and expand rigorous knowledge of the topic. It is an art in the sense that applied, especially clinical, psychology is not carried out by the mechanical application of techinique, but requires experience, judgment, and intuition on the part of the practitioner.
-- Christopher Green (christo@yorku.ca), March 28, 2001.
see my paper:Teo, T. (1999). Functions of knowledge in psychology. New Ideas in Psychology, 17 (1), 1-15.
-- thomas teo (tteo@yorku.ca), April 10, 2001.