The science dealing with the study of mental processes and behavior in man and animals.
An academic discipline, a profession, and a science dealing with the study of mental processes, cognition, emotions, and behavior of people and animals.
The study of personality and individual behavior.
Study of mental activity, especially as it relates to behavior.
The branch of science that studies the mind, mental and emotional processes, and behavior. Psychology investigates learning, memory, perception, motivation, emotion, language, personality, social behavior, intelligence, child development, and mental illness. A psychologist is a non-physician professional who specializes in the study of human behavior.
The science concerned with the behavior of man and animals. Different schools of psychology have used different methods and theories. Experimental psychology uses laboratory experiments to study processes such as motivation and learning. Ethology investigates animal behavior by observation in the natural environment. Introspectionist psychology used the method of trained subjects describing their own mental states. Other schools include behaviorism, Gestaltism, and psychoanalysis.
The science pertaining to the mind and to behavior.
The scientific study of people: how they think, and how and why they act, react and interact as they do. It covers such matters as memory, rational and irrational thought, intelligence, learning, personality, perceptions and emotions. There are different schools of psychology, varying both in attitude and in methods of working. The main groups consist of the intro spectionist Freudian, Jungian and Adlerian schools, and the gestaltist, behaviourist and cognitive schools. Although many practical psychologists deny belonging to any specific school, contemporary psychology in general favours the cognitive schools, although many are sub-specialities based on practical considerations.
The science dealing with mental processes, both normal and abnormal, and their effects upon behavior. There are two main approaches to the study: introspective, i.e., engaging in self-examination of one’s own mental processes; and objective, studying of the minds of others.
The systematic examination of mental processes constitutes the field of psychology. It encompasses the exploration of inner aspects of the mind like memory, emotions, thoughts, and perception, as well as outward expressions such as speech and behavior. Furthermore, psychology delves into areas such as intelligence, learning, and the evolution of personality.
The exploration of mental activities, particularly as they manifest in behavior.