How does psychology differ from false explanations of behavior?

• Pseudopsychologies are unfounded systems that are frequently confused with valid psychology.
• Unlike psychology, pseudopsychologies change little over time because followers seek evidence that appears to confirm their beliefs and avoid evidence that contradicts their beliefs.
• Belief in pseudopsychologies is based in part on uncritical acceptance, confirmation bias, and the Barnum effect.

Information on the cost of things, quantitative data has to do with numbers, qualitative data uses details such as taste, appearance, what it looks like etc.