The Evolution of Psychological Science

QUESTION 1
One of your friends is a chemistry major. She sees your psychology textbook on your desk and starts flipping
through it. “Psychology is just so stupid,” she says. “I mean, how can it claim to be a science when it studies
things no one can see, like thoughts and memories and emotions? Why don’t they just stick to studying what
they can actually measure?” Given what you now know about the history of psychology, what would you tell
your friend?
QUESTION 2
High school students are touring your campus today- and you get to meet them. Yippie! One of them tells you
he’s considering a major in psychology. “I figure I can get my degree in four years and then start doing
therapy.” Given what you’ve learned about careers in psychology, what should you tell him?