PSYCHOLOGY


Meaning of PSYCHOLOGY in English

psy ‧ chol ‧ o ‧ gy W3 AC /saɪˈkɒlədʒi $ -ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE 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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.