Definition of Psychology. Meaning of Psychology. Synonyms of Psychology

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Definition of Psychology

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

Meaning of Psychology from wikipedia

- Psychology is the study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious phenomena...
- Gestalt psychology, gestaltism, or configurationism is a school of psychology and a theory of perception that emphasises the processing of entire patterns...
- Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing...
- Forensic psychology is the practice of psychology applied to the law. Forensic psychology is the application of scientific knowledge and methods to help...
- Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning. The study of learning processes, from both cognitive...
- In the field of personality psychology, Machiavellianism (sometimes abbreviated as Mach) is the name of a personality trait characterized by interpersonal...
- Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental processes such as attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and...
- Analytical psychology (German: Analytische Psychologie, sometimes translated as analytic psychology and referred to as Jungian analysis) is a term coined...
- Flow in positive psychology, also known colloquially as being in the zone, is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed...
- Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others...