3 ms·
I believe that Economics should be a subset of Psychology. It mystifies me how Psych or Sociology classes arent required for a major. One would think that pract
by FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
I believe that Economics should be a subset of Psychology. It mystifies me how Psych or Sociology classes arent required for a major. One would think that practitioners of a field essentially about human behavior would have insight into actual human behavior. And you would be wrong. Humans are replace by the mythical rational agent
You are correct though. Economists are so proud of their elegant equations that they won't let questions like "Does this model accurately measure reality" stop them.
- cassowary 10y agoPsychology students aren't required to study physics, despite most psychologists believing that psychology is basically just physics at an abstraction
- FullMtlAlcoholc 10y agoA deeper knowledge of physics wouldn't offer much new insight into psychology. A deeper knowledge of psychology and/or sociology can help you predict someone's behavior. Instead of assuming utility maximizing "rational" agents, you may be able to more accurately model human behavior.