Can the psychological study of the mind be rigorously scientific, Uncovering Universal principles of learning and memory that can be described by mathematical equations and considered fundamental laws?

Throughout the history of studies on learning and memory, philosophers and psychologists have borrowed methods and metaphors from physics, chemistry and other scientific fields to enchance their understandting. Ebbinghaus was among the first to show that psychology could indeed be the subject of careful experimentation. Hull attempted to devises mathematical equations to describe learning, and the traition was continued by Estes and others working in mathematical and cognitive approaches. In current research, most psychologysts hold themselves to the same rigorous principles of methodology adhered to by scientists in other disciplines