Psychology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Psychology is a noun meaning (uncountable) The study of the human mind.
Meaning
(uncountable) The study of the human mind.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The study of human or animal behavior.
- (uncountable, chiefly historical) The study of the soul.
- (countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
Example Sentences
Idleness is the beginning of all psychology .
In the United States, the psychology of a laborer, a farmer, a businessman does not differ in any important respect.
For generations, historians have conjectured everything from a warped psychology to a deformed body as accounting for Elizabeth's preferred spinsterhood.
Alcinous in Didascalius chapter 23 uses the three physical locations of the human soul from Timaeus 69c–72c […] to lead into a dedicated discussion of psychology.
Word Forms
- psychologies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include psyche, soul, mental, psychological, mentality, mindset.
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