different between psychology vs psychologist

English

Etymology

From French psychologie, from Renaissance Latin psychologia (coined by Marko Maruli? from Ancient Greek ???? (psukh?, “soul”) + -logia (“study of”)), equivalent to psycho- +? -logy.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: s?-k?l??-j?, IPA^(key): /sa??k?l?d?i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sa??k?l?d??/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i
• Hyphenation: psy?chol?o?gy

Noun

psychology (countable and uncountable, plural psychologies)

1. (uncountable) The study of the human mind.
2. (uncountable) The study of human behavior.
3. (uncountable) The study of animal behavior.
4. (countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.

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Further reading

• psychology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• psychology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From psycholog(y) +? -ist.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?sa??k?l.?.d???st/

Noun

psychologist (plural psychologists)

1. An expert in the field of psychology.
   • Investigating why IBM salespeople were so successful, researchers found that IBM set easy targets for their salespeople rather than targets that were difficult to reach and so most of their salespeople achieved their targets. IBM had hired psychologists to define optimum motivational goals for their salespeople and it was discovered that if the targets were achievable the salespeople became very confident and motivated (unlike their demotivated cousins in rival companies) and went out and sold even more computers.

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• phycologists