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psychology
[ sahy-kol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- the science of human and animal behavior.
- 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.
- mental ploys or strategy:
He used psychology on his parents to get a larger allowance.
psychology
/ saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- See experimental psychology, educational psychology, comparative psychology, clinical psychology, analytical psychologythe scientific study of all forms of human and animal behaviour, sometimes concerned with the methods through which behaviour can be modified See also analytical psychology clinical psychology comparative psychology educational psychology experimental psychology
- informal.the mental make-up or structure of an individual that causes him or her to think or act in the way he or she does
psychology
/ sī-kŏl′ə-jē /
- 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.
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 .)
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Derived Forms
- psyˈchologist, noun
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Other Words From
- prepsy·cholo·gy noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of psychology1
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Example Sentences
“The psychology of BDSM is lacking in other formal training regiments and interactions,” added Stella.
Ambassador Shirley Temple Black attributed this to the “deeply risk-averse psychology of the Czech people.”
It combines pickup techniques supposedly inspired by evolutionary psychology with self-help pseudoscience.
Laskey, who earned a degree in psychology, enjoys painting and poetry.
Muslims made many discoveries in mathematics, chemistry, physics, medicine, astronomy and psychology.
This is the only book that I know which goes deeply into the corrupting, demoralizing psychology of prison life.
But a man cannot afford to ponder such problems in feminine psychology too closely if he has anything else to do!
The social regulations from the viewpoint of individual psychology.
His son, Steven James Bartlett, has published fifteen books and many papers in philosophy and psychology.
His psychology is that of the crass materialist—always a rather funny article.
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