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psychology

noun psy·chol·o·gy \-jē\

: the science or study of the mind and behavior

: the way a person or group thinks

plural psy·chol·o·gies

Full Definition of PSYCHOLOGY

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 a particular field of knowledge or activity
3
:  a theory or system of psychology <Freudian psychology> <the psychology of Jung>
— psy·chol·o·gist \-jist\ noun
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Origin of PSYCHOLOGY

New Latin psychologia, from psych- + -logia -logy
First Known Use: 1653

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with PSYCHOLOGY

andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, bryology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, garbology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology
PSYCHOLOGY Defined for Kids

psychology

noun psy·chol·o·gy \sī-ˈkä-lə-jē\

Definition of PSYCHOLOGY for Kids

:  the science that studies the mind and behavior
Medical Dictionary

psychology

noun psy·chol·o·gy \-jē\
plural psy·chol·o·gies

Medical Definition of PSYCHOLOGY

1
:  the science of mind and behavior
2
a :  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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33 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. psychology
  2. abnormal psychology
  3. act psychology
  4. association psychology
  5. behavioral psychology
  6. collective psychology
  7. constitutional psychology
  8. content psychology
  9. deep psychology
  10. depth psychology
  11. differential psychology
  12. dynamic psychology
  13. educational psychology
  14. ego psychology
  15. evolutionary psychology
  16. existential psychology
  17. experimental psychology
  18. faculty psychology
  19. folk psychology
  20. functional psychology
  21. Gestalt psychology
  22. hormic psychology
  23. industrial psychology
  24. military psychology
  25. organismic psychology
  26. personalistic psychology
  27. physiological psychology
  28. race psychology
  29. social psychology
  30. structural psychology
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