psychology
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plural psychologies
Definition of psychology
1
: the science of mind and behavior
2a
: the mental or behavioral characteristics of an individual or group
b
: the study of mind and behavior in relation to a particular field of knowledge or activity
3
: a theory or system of psychology
Freudian psychology the psychology of Jung
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Examples of psychology in a Sentence
She studied psychology in college.
the psychology of an athlete
the psychology of crowd behavior
We need to understand the psychologies of the two people involved in the incident.
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The skills our team members learn through competition and practice help to prepare them for a wide variety of careers, including sports management, game design, statistics and sports psychology. — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, "Kent State esports will practice, host events at Cavs Legion’s new facility," 21 Aug. 2019 The prison experiment has been a staple of psychology textbooks, and Zimbardo himself is a past president of the American Psychological Association. — Noam Cohen, WIRED, "Beware the Epiphany-Industrial Complex," 19 Aug. 2019 Debo Balogun is a native of Rogers Park on Chicago’s North Side, a community to which this 24-year-old talent now has returned after studying theater and psychology at Augustana College. — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "Hot New Faces 2019: 10 new Chicago actors you should know," 19 Aug. 2019 The rangers explained to Palu that the goal of this ice-dip test is part skill, part psychology. — National Geographic, "Watch our photographer take an Arctic survival test. It's brutal.," 15 Aug. 2019 Conspiracy theories, and their ability to spread at lightning speed, are what happens when some of the worst aspects of human psychology are amplified by the internet. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "Social media depends on engaging content. Conspiracy theories are engaging. This problem isn’t going away.," 13 Aug. 2019 Well, Stanford Professors Ken Shotts and Neil Malhotra have researched human psychology and ethical philosophy to explore how a leader’s individual values inform business decision making. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Are you an ethical leader? Will you do the right thing when it’s crunch time?," 12 Aug. 2019 Over a period of several months, university faculty in the combined clinical/counseling psychology program and other administrators worked to address her reports of bullying and the conflict with the students in the program. — Chris Boyette, Faith Karimi And Konstantin Toropin, CNN, "A student's boyfriend sues Utah State and alleges bullying led to her suicide," 8 Aug. 2019 They two met in a psychology class at Sinclair Community College in Dayton. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Dayton shooter’s girlfriend reveals ‘scary’ incidents from short relationship," 6 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'psychology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for psychology
psychology
noun
English Language Learners Definition of psychology
: the science or study of the mind and behavior
: the way a person or group thinks
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psychology
noun
psy·chol·o·gy
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Kids Definition of psychology
: the science that studies the mind and behavior
psychology
noun
psy·chol·o·gy
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plural psychologies
Medical Definition of psychology
1
: the science of mind and behavior
2a
: the mental or behavioral characteristics typical of an individual or group or a particular form of behavior
mob psychology the psychology of arson
b
: the study of mind and behavior in relation to a particular field of knowledge or activity
color psychology the psychology of learning
3
: a treatise on or a school, system, or branch of psychology
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