Psychology (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural psy·chol·o·gies.
  1. the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
  2. the science of human and animal behavior.
  3. the sum or characteristics of the mental states and processes of a person or class of persons, or of the mental states and processes involved in a field of activity: the psychology of a soldier; the psychology of politics.
  4. mental ploys or strategy: He used psychology on his parents to get a larger allowance.
noun plural -gies
  1. the scientific study of all forms of human and animal behaviour, sometimes concerned with the methods through which behaviour can be modified
  2. the mental make-up or structure of an individual that causes him or her to think or act in the way he or she does
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