Psychology 101

psy·chol·o·gy

sīˈkäləjē/

noun

noun: psychology

1. the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.

2. synonyms:

3. study of the mind, science of the mind

4. "a degree in psychology"

   • the mental characteristics or attitude of a person or group.

   • plural noun: psychologies

   • "the psychology of Americans in the 1920s"

   • synonyms:

   • mindset, mind, mental processes, thought processes, way of thinking, cast of mind, mentality, persona, psyche, (mental) attitude(s), makeup, character;

   • informal what makes someone tick