psychology

Psychology — (from Greek gr. ψῡχή, psȳkhē , breath, life, soul ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion …   Wikipedia

Psychology — • The science which treats of the soul and its operations Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Psychology     Psychology      …   Catholic encyclopedia

Psychology — Psy*chol o*gy, n. pl. {Psychologies}. [Psycho + logy: cf. F. psychologie. See {Psychical}.] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

psychology — noun психология …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

psychology — /suy kol euh jee/, n., pl. psychologies. 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,… …   Universalium

PSYCHOLOGY —    The science of the mind is sufficiently different from the physical sciences for its discoveries and hypotheses to set very different problems and offer very different opportunities to the writer of speculative fiction. Psychology still… …   Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia

psychology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: New Latin psychologia, from psych + logia logy Date: 1653 1. the science of mind and behavior 2. a. the mental or behavioral characteristics of an individual or group b. the study of mind and behavior in relation to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

psychology — saɪˈkɔlədʒɪ сущ. психология abnormal psychology applied psychology behavioral psychology child psychology clinical psychology developmental psychology educational psychology experimental psychology general psychology Gestalt psychology social… …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

psychology — noun a) The study of the human mind. 1970: Mary M. Luke, A Crown for Elizabeth, page 8: b) The study of human behavior. , For generations, historians have conjectured everything from a warped psychology to a deformed body as accounting for… …   Wiktionary

psychology — См. psicologìa …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов