psychologist
noun
psy·chol·o·gist
sī-ˈkä-lə-jist 
plural psychologists
: a person who specializes in the study of mind and behavior or in the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychology
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In addition to classroom teachers, UTLA represents teachers working outside the classroom, counselors, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, librarian and nurses.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
During hearings this fall for the Assembly Speaker's Task Force on Protecting Kids, academic psychologist Ravi Iyer and educators in the Oostburg School District expressed support for a bell-to-bell ban, testifying on the harmful effects of cellphone and social media use on youth mental health.
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Organizational psychologists and anthropologists have long studied the importance of symbols and ritual in culture and the workplace.
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In the late 1990s, psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen developed a new metric for assessing human mental and emotional conditions, albeit indirectly.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
During hearings this fall for the Assembly Speaker's Task Force on Protecting Kids, academic psychologist Ravi Iyer and educators in the Oostburg School District expressed support for a bell-to-bell ban, testifying on the harmful effects of cellphone and social media use on youth mental health.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Organizational psychologists and anthropologists have long studied the importance of symbols and ritual in culture and the workplace.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
In the late 1990s, psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen developed a new metric for assessing human mental and emotional conditions, albeit indirectly.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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psychologist
noun
psy·chol·o·gist
sī-ˈkäl-ə-jəst
: a specialist in psychology
especially
: a practitioner of clinical psychology, counseling, or guidance
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