title: Perception of students in the south of Brazil of status of psychology as a science.
abstract: 73 university students (M age=20.5 yr., SD=4.8; range 17-44 yr.) from the southern state of Paraná took the Psychology as Science scale to assess whether they view psychology as a rigorous science. Analysis showed the students considered psychology to be a science, agreed study of psychology should be part of a university curriculum, not many believed that psychological research may contribute to the solution of psychological problems, and few believed obtaining a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology was useful in obtaining employment. Data were compared with a previous study conducted on a northeastern sample.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR-Brazil. abartoszeck@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Amauri B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Bartoszeck
authors.forename: Charles I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Abramson
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Place
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001938:Brazil; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011584:Psychology; D012586:Science; D013334:Students