A lot of #ThisPsychMajor posts elevated the field of psychology and diminished the worth of fast food employees. At best, I was clumsy. At worst, I was classist. In retrospect, I don’t know if I could have started this conversation in a way that lifted us all up but I wish I tried harder to do that. I’m sorry for messing up and I’m thankful you all kept me in check.

I really liked your #thispsychmajor video, but I made the same mistake as you and put down those working in fast food. Coming from a family that thinks psychology isn't a real science, Jeb Bush's comments did get me to think emotionally and put down working class individuals. I think it was great of you to acknowledge your mistake! Not a lot of youtubers do that. I'm super impressed with your content and I subbed. I'm hoping my channel gets as much traffic as yours some day :)

If only Jeb Bush and his peers were as reflective and self-aware...

I didn't knew anything about the hashtag until i saw your Psychology Major playlist as i stumbled upon your channel searching for content on Psychology because i am now pursuing a degree in Psychology and I'm just happy to be a part of a community which so much diverse in respect to the fields of work and is filled with so humble people who not only come together to spread awareness and also accept and correct mistakes of themselves and of peers. THANKS!!

I'll admit, I had similar concerns with the first video when I watched it, but I saw this was next so I figured I'd see what you said before commenting, and I think you handled it really well. As a music major, I get the instinctive defensiveness of one's degree. Most people don't even think of music as something you have to study: It's just something that musicians somehow magically know how to do, so the idea that I'd dedicate years of my life to actually understanding how it works seems like a massive opening for fast food jokes. It even happened at the school itself: There was a guitar teacher who would often quip that "if you don't practice your scales then yes, I'd like fries with that." The problem, of course, is that knee-jerk defensiveness and nuance rarely go hand in hand. Recognizing that people who work menial jobs are still people and are vitally important to the function of modern society takes nuance and thought. Recognizing that the liberal arts are just as valid a choice of study does too. But responding to a wildly unfounded, uninformed attack on your group is a situation that isn't really conducive to nuance and thought, so those points get lost. It's an easy mistake to make, and I respect the hell out of you for owning up to it and using your error to educate. Kudos, man, I hope I have your grace and humility when I inevitably say something stupid that gets me in trouble.

I saw your hashtag on twitter when you initiated it and I am really thankful I did. It is my dream to get a psych degree, but I am often taken aback by the circumstances of how psychology is presented. This caused me to hide this dream from my friends, telling me it's "not a real science like physics", "you can come counsel me then, will ya?" or the classic one:"Can you read my mind?". I questioned if I should really start studying psychology because the numerus clausus is so strict (my worry was -still is- , that I won't get accepted into university) and my friends telling me to get a more lucrative degree with a better chance of employment. But #ThisPsychMajor showed the different things you can do to help people, animals, corporations and whatnot. It really encouraged me to not give up on my dream to help people who are struggling. It is always a great ability, if a person can acknowledge a mistake and learn from it. I admire that! Keep up the great work you do with your videos.

#ThisNonPsychMajor respects #ThisPsychMajor's video, and response. I'm studying Environmental Science and climate change so I often get lumped into the same "Liberal Arts - oh would you like _______ with that?" mentality, or dismissed as going for the "easy" degree. There is nothing easy about the planet we live on, nothing easy about understanding the natural processes of the earth, and definitely, DEFINITELY there is nothing easy about psychology. #MadRespect #ScienceForTheWin

Wonderful video. Very eye-opening, and I respect your willingness to admit your mistakes! Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for trying to reconcile with those you accidentally wronged. You are a good person, Dr. The world needs more people like you.

can you pls make a video on how to get in phd or PSYD programs while doing a bachelors 😭

Excellent points, and good on you for listening to good counsel, acknowledging an error, and taking steps to correct it. It's a bit sad that your sensible mea culpa is a rarity these days, but perhaps that fact also arises from a cultural devaluing of human behavioral sciences (and from a cultural devaluing of liberal arts in general). Edit: By the way... I received a BA in Sociology and I've never once regretted it, though I'm sure I'm nobody's example of "material success". Truth told, I didn't attend college with the aim of "getting a good job". I attended college to learn more stuff. Does anyone attend college just to learn stuff anymore? Or is it all just "high school part II because that's what employers require" now?

I appreciate your ability to self-reflect and to take ownership of your actions. Every field and profession is necessary.

Thanks for sharing! and loving your willingness to admit your mistakes, although i don't think it is really a mistake.

Really great video!

Enjoy your show and learn so much from your objective thinking.. Cognitive therapy gets the mind to open up..the brain to work and function and hopefully make us more open minded.. Thanks again for the different roads you've taken us down.. Wish some of. the Psych profs l had had your communication skills.. Thanks again for your insights and your show. Looking forward to future topics. God bless and keep you well...

Modeling is one of the best ways to learn. ;)

I think this video was very informational and I loved the topics discussed. I don't think the original video was a mistake though. It was clumsy, but it's pretty clear you weren't intentionally being classist.

I'd let her analyze me any day! 1:21 - Follow her @misslaurennnn

I knew your approach in the first video, I don't think you made a mistake

Jeb Bush confused psychology with gender studies :p Perhaps the influx of girls going to psychology to explain their daddy issues doesn't help either ^^;