PSYCHOLOGY

psychology, psychological science

(noun) the science of mental life

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

psychology (countable and uncountable, plural psychologies)

(uncountable) The study of the human mind.

(uncountable) The study of human behavior.

(uncountable) The study of animal behavior.

(countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.

Source: Wiktionary


Psy*chol"o*gy, n. pl. Psychologies (. Etym: [Psycho- + -logy: cf. F. psychologie. See Psychical.]

Definition: The science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the human soul, so far as they are known by consciousness; a treatise on the human soul. Psychology, the science conversant about the phenomena of the mind, or conscious subject, or self. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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