the scientific study of all forms of human and animal behaviour, sometimes concerned with the methodsthrough which behaviour can be modified
See also analytical psychology, clinical psychology, comparative psychology, educational psychology, experimental psychology
2. informal
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
Derived forms
psychologist (psyˈchologist)
noun
Examples of 'psychologies' in a sentence
psychologies
How charming, polite and box-fresh they seem, how refreshingly straightforward their psychologies.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
While male and female have broadly different psychologies, these are not predictablydistributed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some products, such as prestige cars, make a play on this aspect of our psychologies.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We don't normally intervene in abstruse economic debates, sticking modestly to matters of ethics, aesthetics, priorities and psychologies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
All related terms of 'psychologies'
psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and the reasons for people's behaviour.
pop psychology
beliefs about psychology , and about ways of applying psychology, which are not based on science
applied psychology
psychology that is put to practical use
child psychology
the study of the mental states and processes of children
depth psychology
the study of unconscious motives and attitudes
dynamic psychology
any system of psychology that emphasizes the interaction between different motives , emotions, and drives
Gestalt psychology
a system of thought, derived from experiments carried out by German psychologists, that regards all mental phenomena as being arranged in Gestalts
mass psychology
the study of the behavior of large groups of people
reverse psychology
a method of getting another person to do what one wants by pretending not to want it or to want something else or something more
social psychology
the area of psychology concerned with the interaction between individuals and groups and the effect of society on behaviour
abnormal psychology
the study of behaviour patterns that diverge widely from generally accepted norms , esp those of a pathological nature
analytical psychology
a school of psychoanalysis founded by Jung as a result of disagreements with Freud
clinical psychology
the branch of psychology that studies and treats mental illness
cognitive psychology
the psychological study of higher mental processes, including thinking and perception
humanistic psychology
an approach to psychology that emphasizes emotions and the better understanding of the self in terms of observation of oneself and one's relations with others
industrial psychology
the scientific study of human behaviour and cognitive processes in relation to the working environment
structural psychology
(formerly) a school of psychology using introspection to analyse experience into basic units
comparative psychology
the study of the similarities and differences in the behaviour of different species
constitutional psychology
a school of thought postulating that the personality of an individual is dependent on the type of his or her physique ( somatotype )
developmental psychology
a branch of psychology that studies changes in human behavior from early life to death
educational psychology
Educational psychology is the area of psychology that is concerned with the study and assessment of teaching methods, and with helping individual pupils who have educational problems.
experimental psychology
the scientific study of the individual behaviour of humans and other animals, esp of perception , learning , memory , motor skills, and thinking
occupational psychology
the study of human behaviour at work, including ergonomics , selection procedures , and the effects of stress
organizational psychology
the study of the structure of an organization and of the ways in which the people in it interact , usually undertaken in order to improve the organization
physiological psychology
the branch of psychology concerned with the study and correlation of physiological and psychological events
transpersonal psychology
a branch of psychology or psychotherapy that recognizes altered states of consciousness and transcendent experiences as a means to understand the human mind and treat psychological disorders