psychology
[noun]
Synonyms:
- behaviourism, science of mind, study of personality
- way of thinking, attitude, mental make-up, mental processes, thought processes, what makes one tick

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

psy‧chol‧o‧gy W3 AC /saɪˈkɒlədʒi $ -ˈkɑː-/ noun (plural psychologies)
[Word Family: noun: psychology, psychologist; adverb: psychologically; adjective: psychological]

1. [uncountable] the study of the mind and how it influences people’s behaviour
educational/social etc psychology
experts in the field of developmental psychology

2. [uncountable] the mental processes involved in believing in something or doing a certain activity
psychology of
research into the psychology of racism

3. [uncountable and countable] what someone thinks or believes, and how this affects what they do:
the psychology of three-year-olds
mob psychology
You have to use psychology to get people to stop smoking.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

psychology
noun
I. study of the mind/the way people behave
PSYCHOLOGY + NOUN clinical, professional | academic, experimental | applied | cognitive, developmental, educational, social | child
 ⇒ Note at SUBJECT (for verbs and nouns)

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

psychology
II. type of mind that a person/group has
ADJ. individual, own The answers we give will reflect our own psychology.
crowd, group Watching the shoppers at the sales gave her a first-hand insight into crowd psychology.
human

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