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.