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• PSYCHOLOGY — PSYCHOLOGY, the science of the mind or of mental phenomena and activities. Psychological Concepts in the Bible Psychology has a long past, but only a short history (H. Ebbinghaus, Abriss der Psychologie, 1908). Nowhere is this aphorism better… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• 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 of religion — is the psychological study of religious experiences, beliefs, and activities.History William James U.S. psychologist and philosopher William James (1842 1910) is regarded by most psychologists of religion as the founder of the field. He served as …   Wikipedia

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• psychology — [n] study of the mind; emotional and mental constitution attitude, behaviorism, medicine, mental make up, mental processes, personality study, psych*, science of the mind, therapy, way of thinking*, where head is at*; concepts 349,360,410 …   New thesaurus

• Psychology (The separation of) from philosophy — The separation of psychology from philosophy Studies in the sciences of mind 1815–1879 Edward S.Reed THE IMPOSSIBLE SCIENCE Traditional metaphysics The consensus of European opinion during and immediately after the Napoleonic era was that… …   History of philosophy

• Psychology of science — The psychology of science is a branch of the studies of science that includes philosophy of science, history of science, and sociology of science or sociology of scientific knowledge. The psychology of science is defined most simply as the… …   Wikipedia

• psychology — The profession ( e.g., clinical p.), scholarly discipline (academic p.), and science (research p.) concerned with the behavior of humans and animals, and related mental and physiologic processes. [psycho + G. logos, study] adlerian p. SYN:… …   Medical dictionary

• thinking — thinkingly, adv. /thing king/, adj. 1. rational; reasoning: People are thinking animals. 2. thoughtful; reflective: Any thinking person would reject that plan. n. 3. thought; judgment, reflection: clear thinking. [1250 1300; ME thenking (n.). See …   Universalium

• Psychology of Reasoning — The psychology of reasoning is the study of how people reason, often broadly defined as the process of drawing conclusions to inform how people solve problems and make decisions. [Leighton, J. P. (2004). Defining and describing reason, in The… …   Wikipedia

• psychology — noun 1) a degree in psychology Syn: study of the mind, science of the mind 2) the psychology of the motorist Syn: mindset, mind, mental processes, thought processes, way of thinking, cast of mind, mentality, persona …   Thesaurus of popular words