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The science of psychology

“It appears to be an almost universal belief that anyone iscompetent to discuss psychological problems, whether he or she has taken the trouble to study the subject or not, and that while everybody’s opinion is of equal value, that of the professional psychologist must be excluded at all costs because he might spoil the fun by producing some facts which would completely upset the speculation and the wonderful dream castles so laboriously constructed by the layman.”

Source: Eysenck, 1957, p. 13.

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Is psychology common sense?

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Psychology in the witness box

Source: Based on the responses of 522 psychologists in the UK. Gudjonsson, G. H., Psychological evidence in court. The Psychologist,1996, May, 213–217. © The British Psychological Society.

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Employment of Danish psychologists

Source: Foltveld, P. The psychological profession in Denmark. In A. Schorr and S. Saari (eds), Psychology in Europe. ISBN 0-88937-155-5, © 1995, Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.

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Employment of German psychologists

Source: Schorr, A., German psychology after reunification. In A. Schorr and S. Saari (eds), Psychology in Europe. ISBN 0-88937-155-5, © 1995, Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.

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Employment of Dutch psychologists

Source: Van Drunen, P., Professional psychology in the Netherlands: history and recent trends. In A. Schorr and S. Saari (eds), Psychology in Europe. ISBN 0-88937-155-5, © 1995, Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.

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Austrian non-psychologists’ views of what psychologists do

Source: Based on Friedlmayer, S. and Rossler, E., Professional identity and public image of Austrian psychologists. In A. Schorr and S. Saari (eds), Psychology in Europe. ISBN 0-88937-155-5, © 1995, Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.

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Pioneers of modern psychology (a)

Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920)

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Pioneers of modern psychology (b)

William James (1842–1910)