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    psychology
    psy‧chol‧o‧gy W3 AC /saɪˈkɒlədʒi $ -ˈkɑː-/ noun (plural psychologies)
     Word Family: noun: psychology, psychologist; adverb: psychologically; adjective: psychological
    1. [uncountable] the study of the mind and how it influences people’s behaviour
        educational/social etc psychology
        experts in the field of developmental psychology
    2. [uncountable] the mental processes involved in believing in something or doing a certain activity
        psychology of
        research into the psychology of racism
    3. [uncountable and countable] what someone thinks or believes, and how this affects what they do:
        the psychology of three-year-olds
        mob psychology
        You have to use psychology to get people to stop smoking.