Hey, I did say "if" at the start of my little rant. You're right that I don't know how embedded this attitude is in psychology, but I am often dispirited by the attitude towards verification these days based on a number of different things I've read.

It can be dispiriting, but I think there is also a lot of good science being done that is too boring to hit the radar.

One ex-president of the psychologists professional association, a person who was literally deliberately selected by the community of psychologists to represent them.

It would similarly be completely inappropriate to generalize the policy positions of Hillary Clinton to the Democratic party, yes?

Saying that psychologists don't understand the scientific method is similar to a saying that democrats don't understand something as basic as the separation of powers in government