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2. Human sciences are "fuzzy" sciences, but they are still sciences.
[|Why Psychology Isn't Science] This violates this law by claiming that Psychology is not science because it cannot be experimented on correctly and doesn't obtain quantifiable data unlike "hard" sciences.

3. Science requires data.
[|Individual differences in extraversion and dopamine genetics predict neural reward responses] Psychologists have found a link between extraversion, reward sensitivity, and dopamine levels. The psychologists have done the proper experiment and provide the data to support their hypothesis.

4. Science runs on careful criticism.
[|Disputed results a fresh blow for social psychology] Dijksterhuis, a social psychologist has an influential theory called "intelligence priming" that certain behaviors can be modified by unconscious cues. He has taken a lot of criticism over his theory because other scientists tried replicating his experiments and did not get the same results or were not able to pin point the exact effect. Many scientists in the field are calling for Dijksterhuis to create a detailed experimental protocol so that they can try and pin point the exact effect. Dijksterhuis did not take the criticism lightly claiming that he "stands by the general effect" and that he blames the failures on the scientists' "poor experimenting."

6. There's power in precise terms.
[|You needn't be wrong to be called delusional] This article shows how the definition of delusion has changed according to the psychiatrists' diagnostic manual and how the term is often misused.

7. Correlation is not causation.
This graph illustrates a correlation between ice cream sales and shark attacks but ice cream is not the cause of the shark attacks.

8. More of something good isn't always better.
[|Calcium: Why More Isn't Always Better] This article presents that too much consumption of calcium can be detrimental to your health.