title: Status of psychology as a science in northeast Brazil: undergraduate students' perceptions.
abstract: The Psychology as Science scale was used to assess whether Brazilian students believe psychology is a science. 190 undergraduates from four universities in Brazil participated. Analysis showed that 54% of students strongly agree that psychology is a science, 26% strongly agree that psychological research is necessary and that training in methodology is important, and 25% strongly agree that behavior is predictable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078, USA.
authors.forename: Brenda L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Charles I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Abramson
authors.forename: Shakuntala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nain
authors.forename: Nelson Aleixo S
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Junior
authors.forename: Amauri B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Bartoszeck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires