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psy·chol·o·gy

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–noun, plural -gies.

1.	the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.

2.	the science of human and animal behavior.

3.	the sum or characteristics of the mental states and processes of a person or class of persons, or of the mental states and processes involved in a field of activity: the psychology of a soldier; the psychology of politics.

4.	mental ploys or strategy: He used psychology on his parents to get a larger allowance.

[Origin: 1675–85; < NL psȳchologia. See psycho-, -logy

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psy·chol·o·gy Audio Help (sī-kŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. psy·chol·o·gies

The science that deals with mental processes and behavior.
The emotional and behavioral characteristics of an individual, group, or activity: the psychology of war.
Subtle tactical action or argument used to manipulate or influence another: He used poor psychology on his employer when trying to make the point.
Philosophy The branch of metaphysics that studies the soul, the mind, and the relationship of life and mind to the functions of the body.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
psychology

1653, "study of the soul," probably coined mid-16c. in Germany by Melanchthon as Mod.L. psychologia, from Gk. psykhe- "breath, spirit, soul" (see psyche) + logia "study of." Meaning "study of the mind" first recorded 1748, from G. Wolff's Psychologia empirica (1732); main modern behavioral sense is from 1895.

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psychology
noun
the science of mental life

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
psychology [saiˈkolədʒi] noun

the study or science of the human mind

Arabic:	عِلْم النَّفْس
Chinese (Simplified):	心理学
Chinese (Traditional):	心理學
Czech:	psychologie
Danish:	psykologi
Dutch:	psychologie
Estonian:	psühholoogia
Finnish:	psykologia
French:	psychologie
German:	die Psychologie
Greek:	ψυχολογία
Hungarian:	pszichológia
Icelandic:	sálfræði
Indonesian:	psikologi
Italian:	psicologia

Japanese:	心理学
Korean:	심리학
Latvian:	psiholoģija
Lithuanian:	psichologija
Norwegian:	psykologi
Polish:	psychologia
Portuguese (Brazil):	psicologia
Portuguese (Portugal):	psicologia
Romanian:	psihologie
Russian:	психология
Slovak:	psychológia
Slovenian:	psihologija
Spanish:	psicología
Swedish:	psykologi
Turkish:	ruhbilimi, psikoloji

See also: psychological, psychologist

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psychology Audio Help (sī-kŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key

The scientific study of mental processes and behavior.
The behavioral and cognitive characteristics of a specific individual, group, activity, or circumstance. ◇ Clinical psychology ◇ is the application of psychological knowledge to the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
psychology

The science dealing with mental phenomena and processes. Psychologists study emotions, perception, intelligence, consciousness, and the relationship between these phenomena and processes and the work of the glands and muscles. Psychologists are also interested in diseased or disordered mental states, and some psychologists provide therapy for individuals. In the United States, however, psychologists, unlike psychiatrists, are not medical doctors. (See psychiatry.)

Note: The two main divisions of psychology are individual or personality psychology and social psychology; social psychology deals with the mental processes of groups.

[Chapter:] Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology

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Psychology

Me*temp`sy*cho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? beyond, over + ? to animate; ? in + ? soul. See Psychology.] The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of souls. --Sir T. Browne.

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