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psychology
psychology science or study of the thought processes and behavior of humans and other animals in their interaction with the environment. Psychologists study processes of sense perception , thinking, learning , cognition, emotions and motivations , personality , abnormal behavior, interactions b... Read more
cognitive psychology
cognitive psychology school of psychology that examines internal mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language. It had its foundations in the Gestalt psychology of Max Wertheimer , Wolfgang Köhler , and Kurt Koffka , and in the work of Jean Piaget , who studied intellect... Read more
Edward Bradford Titchener
Edward Bradford Titchener , 1867-1927, American psychologist, b. Chichester, England, grad. Oxford, 1890. He studied in Leipzig (Ph.D. 1892) under Wundt (whose Principles of Physiological Psychology he translated), and in 1892 he became head of the new psychological laboratory at Cornell, where he... Read more
George Trumbull Ladd
George Trumbull Ladd 1842-1921, American philosopher, b. Painesville, Ohio, grad. Western Reserve Univ., 1864, and Andover Theological Seminary, 1869. He taught at Yale from 1881 until his retirement in 1906. Influenced by Hermann Lotze, he worked primarily in experimental psychology and founded th... Read more
Granville Stanley Hall
Granville Stanley Hall 1844-1924, American psychologist and educator, b. Ashfield, Mass., grad. Williams, 1867. G. Stanley Hall taught at Antioch and Harvard, studied experimental psychology in Germany, and in 1882 organized at Johns Hopkins a psychological laboratory that rapidly took a leading po... Read more
Kurt Lewin
Kurt Lewin , 1890-1947, American psychologist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1914. He taught at the Univ. of Berlin before coming to the United States in 1932. He was professor (1935-44) of child psychology at the Univ. of Iowa and director (from 1944) of the research center for group dynamics ... Read more
Edward Lee Thorndike
Edward Lee Thorndike , 1874-1949, American educator and psychologist, b. Williamsburg, Mass., grad. Wesleyan Univ., 1895, and Harvard, 1896, Ph.D. Columbia, 1898. Appointed instructor in genetic psychology at Teachers College, Columbia, in 1899, he served there until 1940 (as professor from 1904 and... Read more
hypochondria
hypochondria , in psychology, a disorder characterized by an exaggeration of imagined or negligible physical ailment. The hypochondriac fears that such minor symptoms indicate a serious disease, and tends to be self-centered and socially withdrawn. Continually seeking professional help to reinforce ... Read more
John Broadus Watson
John Broadus Watson 1878-1958, American psychologist, b. Greenville, S.C. He taught (1903-8) at the Univ. of Chicago and was professor and director (1908-20) of the psychological laboratory at Johns Hopkins. Watson emphasized the study of observable behavior, rejecting introspection and theories of... Read more
Conwy Lloyd Morgan
Conwy Lloyd Morgan 1852-1936, English psychologist. Professor of zoology at University College, Bristol (1887-1909), he served as first vice chancellor of the Univ. of Bristol (1909-10) and was professor of psychology and ethics until his retirement in 1919. He was one of the founders of animal psy... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "psychology"

Psychology
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Psychology. The science of psychology was a late nineteenth‐century invention whose origins...1920), usually acknowledged as the founder of scientific psychology. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the new experimental...
psychology
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition psychology science or study of the thought processes and...discussions of the soul. Development of Modern Psychology The De anima of Aristotle is considered the first monument of psychology as such, centered around the belief that the...
Psychology/Psychologist
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology Psychology/Psychologist The science which studies behavior and mental processes. As psychology has grown and changed throughout its history...emergence of scientific method gave the study of psychology a new focus. In 1879, the first psychological...
Positive Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Positive Psychology During the first half of the twentieth...were the dominant forces in American psychology. Apprehensive about what they considered...widespread, the influence of humanistic psychology was erratic. The emphasis on self...
Applied Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology Applied psychology The area of psychology in which basic theory and research are applied to the actual problems faced by individuals on a daily basis. Applied psychology can be best understood by comparing it to the area of psychology...
Social Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Social Psychology Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence...and hurt one another, or to love and help one another. Social psychology as a field lies between personality psychology and sociology...
Evolutionary Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Evolutionary Psychology Evolutionary psychology proposes a set of evolved psychological mechanisms to account...behavior. Evolutionary psychologists argue that explanations in psychology, and social science in general, are inadequate to the extent...
Counseling Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology Counseling psychology An area of psychology which focuses on nurturing the development potential of relatively...extend to situations outside the office setting. Counseling psychology has its roots in education and vocational guidance and has...
Economic Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Economic Psychology The field of economic psychology explores how economics impinges on the psychology of both individuals and groups, as well as how people both individually and collectively affect the economy. This transactional interplay between...
Community Psychology
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY Community psychology (CP), as a discipline, began in 1965 in Swampscott, Massachusetts...health. This group identified CP to be distinct from clinical psychology and community mental health. The original focus was on social...

Dictionary entries related to "psychology"

psychology
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology psychology Variously defined as the science of behaviour or the science of mind, psychology emerged as a distinct discipline in the second...founded the first experimental laboratory of psychology in Leipzig. Much of the focus of the discipline...
Psychology
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY. At the turn of the twentieth century, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus remarked that "psychology has a long past, but only a short history." He was referring to...
Psychology and Psychoanalysis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS It is important to...for Freud himself psychoanalysis was a psychology. In 1923 he wrote: "Psychoanalysis...of contemporary work in "academic" psychology, however. He sometimes cited authors...
Self Psychology
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis SELF PSYCHOLOGY Self psychology is the name Heinz Kohut chose for his psychoanalytic theory...1977), Kohut distinguished between the limited form of self psychology proposed in The Analysis of the Self (1971), in which he maintained...
Analytical Psychology
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY Founded by Carl Gustav Jung, the field of analytical psychology is the descendent of the "Z ü rich...written occurrence of the name "analytical psychology" is in a lecture delivered by Jung to the Psycho...
Psychology of Women, The. A Psychoanalytic Interpretation
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN, THE. A PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION The Psychology of Women. A Psychoanalytic Interpretation consists...1914c). Published at the end of World War II, The Psychology of Women reviews and develops, in the light of...
Ego Psychology
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis EGO PSYCHOLOGY Publication of The Ego and the Id...macrostructures of the mind, ushered ego psychology into psychoanalytic theory. Precursors...on narcissism, mourning, and group psychology. Freud's book on anxiety (1926d...
Collective Psychology
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis COLLECTIVE PSYCHOLOGY Collective psychology, or human psychological behavior within communities, has...opened up: schools of anthropology in Great Britain, folk psychology in Germany, and sociology in France. Sigmund Freud's predecessors...
Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis GROUP PSYCHOLOGY AND THE ANALYSIS OF THE EGO Sigmund Freud's second essay, after Totem and Taboo (1912-13a), on collective psychology, Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego is perhaps his fundamental work on...
Interpretation of Dreams (Analytical Psychology)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS (ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY) Jung considered the dream a natural...unconscious" (Jung, 1947). In analytical psychology the dream is seen as neither a disguise...directly on dream content. Analytical psychology does not generally encourage free association...

Thesaurus entries related to "psychology"

psychology
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus psychology • noun   1. a degree in psychology synonyms : study of the mind, science of the mind.   2. the psychology of the motorist synonyms : mindset, mind, mental processes, thought processes, way of thinking...
dominant
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...forceful, domineering, commanding, controlling, pushy. antonym: submissive.   3. the dominant issues in psychology synonyms : main, principal, prime, premier, chief, foremost, primary, predominant, paramount, prominent; central...
mentality
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...xA0; 1. of a slightly twisted mentality synonyms : frame of mind, way of thinking, way one's mind works, mind, psychology, mental attitude, outlook, character, disposition, makeup.   2. of low-grade mentality synonyms : intellect...
affect
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...my father’s warnings had no effect on my adventurousness. (The noun affect is restricted almost entirely to psychology.) As verbs, they are both familiar, but often confused. Affect means 'to produce an effect upon': what you eat can...
egotism
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...others (his vanity drove him to cosmetic surgery). Narcissism and solipsism were once considered technical terms drawn from psychology and philosophy, respectively, but nowadays they are also in the general language. Narcissism means self-love and preoccupation...
egoism
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...others (his vanity drove him to cosmetic surgery). Narcissism and solipsism were once considered technical terms drawn from psychology and philosophy, respectively, but nowadays they are also in the general language. Narcissism means self-love and preoccupation...

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Psychology as a Profession: An Effective Career Exploration and Orientation Course for Undergraduate Psychology Majors
Magazine article from: The Career Development Quarterly; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...The authors describe an undergraduate psychology course that covers academic advising...guest lectures from professionals in psychology-related careers. Students completed...the course continue to be required for psychology majors. Nearly all students (93...
Psychology - a brand new department at Aberystwyth.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 9/11/2008; 584 words ; THE Department of Psychology is the latest addition to Aberystwyth...with the dynamic contribution of psychology. At the moment there are seven joint...honours degree will also be available. Psychology requires you to develop your understanding...
Psychology And American Catholicism: From Confession To Therapy? (Briefly Noted).(Review)
Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; PSYCHOLOGY AND AMERICAN CATHOLICISM: FROM CONFESSION TO THERAPY? By...SJ. Crossroad. 214 pp. $24.95. The new science of psychology--that is, the psychology that took off with Freud, Jung, Adler, and so many others...
All Psychology Schools Cracks the Case on Forensic Psychology Degrees.
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Psychology is From Mars, Sexology is From Venus: Can They Meet on Earth?
Magazine article from: Canadian Psychology; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...marginalization of sexology by mainstream psychology. The authors argue that scientific...the scientific method. By aligning psychology with positivism and sexology with postpositivism...progress are proposed for sexology and psychology. Specifically, by capitalizing on...
Psychology in the Czech Republic - Changes since 1993
Magazine article from: Psychology Science; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...into abnormal, developmental, and educational psychology, mental hygiene and personality as well as pastoral, occupational and social psychology. Plhkov (2000) wrote about history of psychology in general. A volume on pictorial history of...
PSYCHOLOGY POPULAR CHOICE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE, NATIONWIDE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/8/2006; 637 words ; ...education, more students are studying psychology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale...higher education services company, psychology is the second most popular major among...At SIUC's College of Liberal Arts, psychology ties administration of justice as the...
Psychology as a social science.(Original Article)(Essay)
Magazine article from: Subjectivity; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...paper describes the social role of psychology as it took shape across the 20th...that provided the conditions for psychology establishing itself as an academic discipline. The development of psychology in this period was bound up with...
Community Psychology Covers Concepts That Range From Those That Derive From The Radical Liberatory Approaches To The Subject To Those From Applied Social Psychology.
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PsychMate: Providing psychology majors the tools to do real experiments and learn empirical methods
Magazine article from: Behavior Research Methods; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...of software tools for undergraduate psychology students to run, develop, and analyze...areas of perception, cognition, social psychology, human factors, and cognitive neuroscience...single click. Students can use the Psychology Experiment Authoring Kit experiment...