> I'm baffled that psych studies have to be referenced for people to see the obvious
A lot of "the obvious" is wrong. Studies can help us determine whether it's actually right or wrong.
Pretty much any bit of knowledge we've accumulated over the centuries contradicts things that people thought were "obvious".
As an aside, I'm kinda amazed how common this "what's the point of studying something that's obvious" attitude is. You hear it anytime there's any research done on something that people take as "obvious".
A lot of "the obvious" is wrong. Studies can help us determine whether it's actually right or wrong.
Pretty much any bit of knowledge we've accumulated over the centuries contradicts things that people thought were "obvious".
As an aside, I'm kinda amazed how common this "what's the point of studying something that's obvious" attitude is. You hear it anytime there's any research done on something that people take as "obvious".