A decade after a study of predictions about the future of psychology, student predictions are elicited again. This time, the predictions are made by psychology students who are either beginners or in their final year. The two groups differ little in their forecasts. Jointly, the students incline to defer the occurrence of events until 2025 at the earliest. Lack of knowledge or wishful thinking seem to explain many of the forecasts.
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