Mathis very important science and it enters all types of science and life
Math is very important because it deals with logic, decision-making, and the ability to solve problems. This is an important subject not only in the psychological research, but also in other specializations.
It depends on the branch of psychology (some use more math than others) and the country where psychology is studied - traditions and capacity to offer such courses (as well as quality of teaching) are important factors. There is even an area called mathematical psychology (see Society for Mathematical Psychology http://www.mathpsych.org/). Otherwise, math is widely used for quantitative research methods.
Here is a relevant article - "Mathematical Psychology: Prospects for the 21st Century" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2651093/
Dear James,
When we read most of clinical and experimental psychology scientific works, we notice that most of them try to find possible significant relation between two or some psychological entities. The disadvantage of this approach is that they don't look at these entities as a system and psychologists can even describe why some of the coefficients in their study is significant.
By mathematical modeling, you can describe and analyze system psychology. Moreover, you may identify novel treatments for psychological disorder. I suggest you to read one of my recent papers related to MOOD PREDICTION BY USING STOCHASTIC PETRI NETS, which I have shared on ResearchGate, too.
Nice question by the way. I'm sure the importance of mathematics as a tool to solve psychological problems will be inevitable in the near future.
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