How to Use psychology in a Sentence

psychology

noun
  • We need to understand the psychologies of the two people involved in the incident.
  • She studied psychology in college.
  • This was, in fact, the cutting edge of psychology at the time.
    Wired, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The new discipline of psychology would do much the same.
    Joseph Loconte, National Review, 4 Apr. 2021
  • But the psychology of the deal can be just as important.
    Gary Miller, The Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2019
  • The psychology was that of a game that required her to be constantly on alert.
    Sarah Kessler, WIRED, 12 June 2018
  • This may sound odd, but the psychology of this is holding us back.
    Michael Gale, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
  • But psychology would still be the best way to understand it.
    Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Use tact and a touch of psychology to bring any rebels into line and keep the domestic peace.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 9 July 2021
  • The psychology part of this trip is going to be challenging.
    Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 13 June 2018
  • The rangers explained to Palu that the goal of this ice-dip test is part skill, part psychology.
    National Geographic, 15 Aug. 2019
  • And yet, the strength of her best bits is the specificity and depth of her analysis of her own psychology.
    Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2022
  • All of the flaws in Trump’s character and psychology have come to light through this virus.
    James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Objects plays fast and loose with actual psychology and sense, but is a hell of a lot of fun along the way.
    Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 2 July 2019
  • The funny thing is, this kind of deep psychology around aesthetics used to be the province of art.
    New York Times, 26 Jan. 2017
  • Not just the design aspect of it, but the psychology behind it [and] why things work.
    D'shonda Brown, Essence, 30 Nov. 2022
  • That bit of psychology hasn’t changed, even if the silicon has.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Thus, did his psychology of striking out on his own make perfect sense to you?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2023
  • My initial plan was to go into research psychology and that kind of fell through.
    Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, 21 June 2018
  • In a time when novelists tend to be more concerned with psychology than the soul, that makes it a rare and valuable thing.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 12 July 2018
  • Which fear is more likely to rule the day has to do with each person’s psychology and perception of risk.
    Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Tatlock left the trip with a deep interest in psychology.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 21 July 2023
  • This sports film tells a story that goes far beyond sports and into the realms of psychology and therapy.
    Anna Aguillard, Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • In the field of psychology, gratitude can be something of a loaded term.
    Gloria Liu, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2022
  • There’s no better time for a book on the psychology of secrets to reveal itself.
    Matthew Hutson, WSJ, 23 June 2022
  • Gen Dread newsletter is a clearing house for ideas and tools at the nexus of climate and psychology.
    Katharine Wilkinson, Time, 19 July 2021
  • This sports film tells a story that goes far beyond sports and into the realms of psychology and therapy.
    Anna Aguillard, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2016
  • Clay will leave the town behind next year to major in psychology at Morehouse.
    USA Today, 22 June 2020
  • But our psychology can’t and shouldn’t be reduced to those aspects.
    Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Then the Harvard psychology researcher rigged the system so that not every peck would yield a tasty treat.
    William Wan, Houston Chronicle, 17 June 2018

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