Experimental Psychology
What will the history of Experimental Psychology look like if one brought a questioning (i.e.“experimental attitude”) to bear on the “official, popular, approved history” of it?
Experimental psychology is the application of scientific techniques to study animal manners and way of thinking. Students learn experimental psychology more as a technique than a field in psychology. Experimental psychology in real life appeals to the human brain in schools and business to allow for good results. Individuals undergoing experimental psychology have to believe first in the exercise to solve whatever problems they have. Experimental psychology approach subjects as independent entities free of any affiliations that might hinder freethinking. This exercise should change the view of an individual’s perspective of the topic to enhance desired results.
Total submission and belief are the essential elements to success of the exercise. A questioning attitude on the part of the subject or even the psychologist will undermine the intended results of the whole exercise. A questioning attitude means that at least one person does not believe or lacks confidence in the exercise. Lack of this confidence creates awareness of the environment and so does not appeal to the brain. Experimental psychology appeals to the brain when one has problems or achievement issues and so has the desire to achieve a solution. Cases of success occur when subjects book an appointment with the psychologists, as they believe it will result in success they need.
Most of the subjects that bring in questioning in the exercise who want to prove that the exercise does not help. Their main argument is that people cannot separate from their self-awareness and exist for a time as independent entities. In the efforts to prove inaccuracy of the exercise, they put efforts to stay in touch with their human status. Their questioning attitude undermines results and they in turn use it as evidence against the functioning of experimental psychology.
How is that even science, claiming to be objective and empirical, can (and often is) hijacked by ideology and power and used to provide pseudo-scientific rationale for racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, …..?
Psychology is a determinant factor in the way human beings live. In the past communities like Indians performed Yoga a self-administered form of experimental psychology. In the Indian society, Yoga helps to get in touch with their religion. The human psychology accepts ideas believed by others or that are supposedly true even with insufficient facts to prove the ideologies. Ideology and power is the key significant appealing tool of the brain. This is why human beings at some time need to prove their power by oppressing others.
Despite this, argument is that psychology is pseudo-scientific rationale as it lacks scientific objectivity. This is mostly because success of one case does not determine the success of another as every person has different brain function from another person. Racism is one example of this. Some races consider they are superior and undermine other races. They pass down to their children and with time, a high number of people in the race believe they are superior. They believe this because someone appealed to their psychology and they benefit from believing in their superiority. Not all the people in the race believe in this superiority and this shows lack of scientific objectivity. The same applies to other human relations like sexism started by identification of one sex as weak. Homophobia is the fear of same sex relations. With time, people are now embracing these as women and same sex marriages have full rights in the law.
Psychological issues depend on the way human beings live. The surrounding environment greatly influences human response to psychology. Experimental psychology lacks scientific objectivity. This is because results depend on an individual feelings rather than proven scientific research or facts.
