psychology

Noun
Synonyms: psychological science

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the science of mental lifeSynonyms: psychological science
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 known by consciousness; a treatise on the human soul. [1913 Webster]

Psychology, the science conversant about the phenomena of the mind, or conscious subject, or self. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]

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