noun

psychology

psychology

She is studying psychology at the university.

She is studying psychology at the university.

He used psychology to understand his customers.

He used psychology to understand his customers.

((the psychology of sth.)) the study of the mind of a particular group The psychology of decision-making is fascinating.

Synonyms: mental philosophy, science of mind

From Greek 'psykhē' (soul, mind) + '-logia' (study of). It means 'the study of the mind'.

Think of 'psycho' as mind and 'logy' as study. Together, they form 'the study of the mind'.

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