The lecture contends psychology is a social science and supports this claim by discussing different aspects of it. The lecturer undermines the main premise of the passage that claims psychology is a natural science.
Firstly, the lecture asserts that psychology deals with the mental processes that cause the social behaviors or influence them. Actually, it studies the relationship between the biological and psychological aspects of the mind and their correlations to social behaviors. This is in contrast to the passage that defines psychology as a natural science, dealing with senses and physiology.
Secondly, the lecture highlights that psychology like any other social sciences gives subjective interpretation of mental phenomenon in order to propose patterns of social behavior and explains mental-social inter-relationships. This is completely opposite to the premise of the passage that says psychology is based on objectively verified facts.
Finally, according to the lecture, all sub-fields of psychology, such as social, cognitive, and organizational psychology, are concerned with how social behaviors are influenced by mental functions. In fact, they all have natural basis but social applications. This refutes the passage's claim that mentions all sub-fields of psychology are purely natural sciences.
The
lecture
contends
psychology
is a
social
science
and supports this claim by discussing
different
aspects of it. The lecturer undermines the main premise of the passage that claims
psychology
is a
natural
science.
Firstly
, the
lecture
asserts that
psychology
deals with the mental processes that cause the
social
behaviors
or influence them. Actually, it studies the relationship between the biological and psychological aspects of the mind and their correlations to
social
behaviors
. This is
in contrast
to the passage that defines
psychology
as a
natural
science
, dealing with senses and physiology.
Secondly
, the
lecture
highlights that
psychology
like any other
social
sciences
gives subjective interpretation of mental phenomenon in order to propose patterns of
social
behavior
and
explains
mental-social inter-relationships. This is completely opposite to the premise of the passage that says
psychology
is based
on
objectively
verified facts.
Finally
, according to the
lecture
, all sub-fields of
psychology
, such as
social
, cognitive, and organizational
psychology
,
are concerned
with how
social
behaviors
are influenced
by mental functions. In fact, they all have
natural
basis
but
social
applications. This refutes the passage's claim that mentions all sub-fields of
psychology
are
purely
natural
sciences
.