psychology

[sahy-kol-uh-jee] / saɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /

NOUN

study of the mind; emotional and mental constitution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attitude medicine mindset therapy

STRONG

behaviorism

WEAK

mental make-up mental processes personality study psych science of the mind way of thinking where head is at

Example Sentences

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Researchers led by Suketu Patel put several leading AI models through a well-known psychology experiment called the Stroop task.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Only PE, history and psychology have seen recruitment above the target, producing a surplus in these subjects.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Maybe screenwriter Will Soodik is trying to tell us this is a movie about psychology?

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

His youngest son is moving from California to Boston for his doctoral program in psychology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

A few days after we had resumed talking, Danny told me that he had resigned himself to experimental psychology and was even beginning to enjoy it.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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