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psychology
/saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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“An introduction to psychology.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does psychology mean?
noun
- The study of the human mind.
- The study of human or animal behavior.
- The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
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noun
- (historical) The study of the soul.
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/saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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Modern psychology, it may be, will endeavor to reduce these alleged necromancies within a system, instead of rejecting them as altogether fabulous.
Despite the unity of will due to the absence of dissident parties the clubs obey the laws of the psychology of crowds.
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The psychology of the Western farmer will concern him, and the tone of the daily press, and the methods of department stores.
Upon this side, the doctrine of educative accord with nature has been reinforced by the development of modern biology, physiology, and psychology.
But this is not the case, and it is for this reason that the results of modern psychology have remained practically unproductive.