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One thing I noticed is that the more focused the subset of psychology, the better the results. For example psychology that looks at a group of neurons and how
by Lawtonfogle 11y ago
One thing I noticed is that the more focused the subset of psychology, the better the results. For example psychology that looks at a group of neurons and how they function is vastly better than psychology looking at how some early life event X leads to later problems in life.
- omginternets 11y agoI don't think this is actually true. There are plenty of high-level effects that are very robust and reproducible: attentional cueing, perceptual masking, inhibition of return, saccadic adaptation, hyperbolic discounting, etc. I think your hypothesis conflates a few notions, for instance hierarchical organization and study design. I think the relevant factor in your comparison is not the level of analysis, but the measure. "Early life event X" is likely to be measured by a survey, while studying neuronal populations is in the realm of electrophysiology.
- drumdance 11y agoIsn't that really neuroscience?
- omginternets 11y agoWhen neuroscience involves predicting behavior and/or mental state, it usually falls under the umbrella of "cognitive neuroscience", which in turn is a way of saying "psychology that's not soft as all hell". The boundaries are fuzzy, and you'll find people with psych, medical, neuro, math, CS and philosophy degrees in experimental cogsci labs.