Question

Why are conclusions and predictions derived from psychological findings considered useful even though they are not 100 percent accurate all the time?

Answer 1

Even though the conclusions and predictions derived from the psychological functions are not completely accurate ,still they are useful because -

1. They follow scientifically proven principles to derive conclusions

2. They make sure that their conclusions about a person is right or wrong by observing his real life situations

3. Example : Conclusions on learning behaviour of a person is derived using the scientific principles :

A. Observational learning

B. Classical conditioning

C. Reinforcement and so on