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psychology

[sahy-kol-uh-jee] / saɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /


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There is also a particular psychology that comes along with being offered a long-desired benefit.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2026

"Bringing these two fields together can open up for a more holistic psychology, in which both neurological mechanisms and subjective experience are included. In this way, we can understand subjectivity in a more scientific manner."

From Science Daily • Jul. 1, 2026

Ask yourself, “Who do I become around my mother?” suggests Thema Bryant, a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

In brilliantly composed black-and-white photography, Vidor offers a drama on the psychology of American individualism in an age increasingly defined by the masses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

“But even Plato knew that class and conditioning and so forth have an inalterable effect on the individual. It seems to me that psychology is only another word for what the ancients called fate.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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