Psychology
11psychology — Variously defined as the science of behaviour or the science of mind, psychology emerged as a distinct discipline in the second half of the nineteenth century, with the work of researchers such as Wilhelm Wundt (1832 1920) who founded the first… …
12psychology — The profession ( e.g., clinical p.), scholarly discipline (academic p.), and science (research p.) concerned with the behavior of humans and animals, and related mental and physiologic processes. [psycho + G. logos, study] adlerian p. SYN:… …
13psychology — psy|chol|o|gy W3 [saıˈkɔlədʒi US ˈka: ] n plural psychologies 1.) [U] the study of the mind and how it influences people s behaviour educational/social etc psychology ▪ experts in the field of developmental psychology 2.) [U] the mental processes …
14psychology — n. the scientific study of behaviour and its related mental processes. Psychology is concerned with such matters as memory, rational and irrational thought, intelligence, learning, personality, perceptions, and emotions and their relationship to… …
15psychology — n. science of the mind 1) abnormal; applied; behavioral; child; clinical; developmental; educational; experimental; general; Gestalt; social psychology attitudes 2) group; mob psychology knowledge of a person s habits, reactions (colloq.) 3) to… …
16psychology — [[t]saɪkɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and the reasons for people s behaviour. ...Professor of Psychology at Bedford College. 2) N UNCOUNT: usu N of n The psychology of a person is the kind of mind… …
17psychology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: New Latin psychologia, from psych + logia logy Date: 1653 1. the science of mind and behavior 2. a. the mental or behavioral characteristics of an individual or group b. the study of mind and behavior in relation to… …
18psychology — 01. Jerome studied [psychology] at UCLA because he is interested in working with people who have emotional problems. 02. A scientist once said that a magician pulls rabbits out of hats, whereas an experimental [psychologist] pulls habits out of… …
19psychology — noun 1 (U) the study of the mind and how it works: educational psychology 2 (C, U) the usual way in which a particular person or group thinks and reacts: the psychology of the mob 3 (U) informal knowledge of the way that people think, that makes… …
20psychology */*/ — UK [saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ] / US [saɪˈkɑlədʒɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) a) the study of the mind and how it affects behaviour an expert in psychology b) the way that the mind affects behaviour in a particular person or group of people a book on the psychology… …
