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psychology

psychology

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British English/ə saɪˈkɒlədʒi/
American English/saɪˈkɑlədʒi/
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psychology synonyms

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What's the difference between psychology / psychometrics / psychiatry / psychiatrist / psychotherapist / psychotherapy

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psychometrics

A branch of psychology devoted to measuring psychological traits — tests and scales.

B2Rarely

Psychometrics develops reliable personality tests.

P
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psychiatry

A medical specialty focused on diagnosis and medical treatment of mental disorders.

B2Often

She decided to study psychiatry to become a doctor treating mental illness.

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psychiatrist

A medical doctor specializing in mental disorders; a practitioner.

B2Very Often

The psychiatrist prescribed medication.

P
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psychotherapist

A practitioner who provides psychotherapy; not always a medical doctor, focuses on talking treatments.

B2Often

He sees a psychotherapist for anxiety.

P
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psychotherapy

A treatment method — therapies involving talking, behavioural and psychological techniques.

B2Often

Psychotherapy helped her manage depression.

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behavioral science

A broad interdisciplinary area including psychology, behavioural economics, etc.; focus on behaviour.

B2Often

Behavioral science draws on psychology and economics to study decision making.

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cognitive science

An interdisciplinary science of cognition combining psychology, linguistics, AI and neuroscience.

B2Often

Cognitive science includes computational models of thought.

🇬🇧English

The science of the nervous system; focuses on brain biology, often complements psychology but is distinct.

B2Very Often

Neuroscience research maps brain activity during tasks.

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How to pronounce psychology and what this word means

psychology means psychology. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce psychology

/ə saɪˈkɒlədʒi/

psychology translation

psychology

psychology transcription

/ə saɪˈkɒlədʒi/, /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

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psychology meaning: what does it mean?

mind science

psychology pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

psychology is pronounced as /ə saɪˈkɒlədʒi/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

Is psychology part of Subjects vocabulary?

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