Komunitas Untuk Teman-teman Psikologi UNNES

Introduction
Since its first appearance in 2003, this article has become required reading in a number of college-level psychology courses. Because the original article was directed toward nonspecialist readers considering psychological treatment, students of psychology should be cautioned that the terms "psychology" and "clinical psychology" are used interchangeably.
The field of human psychology is a powerful force in modern society, and its influence is widespread – in language, law, the social contract, and in our perception of ourselves. Because legal decisions are sometimes made based on psychology, decisions that might cause someone to be incarcerated or freed, decisions that might shape public policy, it is important to establish whether psychology is a science or a simple belief system. We should determine whether psychology can be relied on to objectively support the social and legal policies that are based on it. In modern times, such a serious public burden can only be borne by a field that is based on reason, on science. Which leads to our question: is human psychology steered by science?