Is psychology a life science?

Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and cognition. Those things happen in animals. I, and most of my colleagues, would agree that psychology is a life science. read more

Some life sciences focus on a specific type of life. For example, zoology is the study of animals, while botany is the study of plants. Other life sciences focus on aspects common to all or many life forms, such as anatomy and genetics. read more

Life sciences generally refers to biology, and fields associated with the study of biological systems (e.g. biological science, genetics, zoology, biochemistry, cell biology etc. etc.). Sometimes psychology/cognitive science will be considered in this domain, depending on its content. read more