psychology
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Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
psychologies
- 1.
(uncountable)The study of the human mind.
- 2.
(uncountable)The study of human or animal behavior.
- 3.
(historical, uncountable)(uncountable, chiefly historical) The study of the soul.
- 4.
(countable)The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
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From French psychologie, from psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (soul) + -λογία (study of), equivalent to psycho-. The Latin term is believed by some to have been coined in a lost treatise by Croatian humanist Marko Marulić (1450–1524), but this is disputed by other scholars.