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 fact, psychologist Robert Cialdini identified scarcity as a key principle influencing human behavior.
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Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Neither do the psychologists and political scientists who have been tracking the country’s slide toward toxic levels of partisanship.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Cargill has a master’s degree in child psychology and worked as a child psychologist until 2019.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
For example, after the 2016 presidential election, the political scientist Douglas Kriner and the psychologist Francis Shen showed that voters in states with higher rates of recent battlefield casualties had been more likely to choose Trump.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Neither do the psychologists and political scientists who have been tracking the country’s slide toward toxic levels of partisanship.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Cargill has a master’s degree in child psychology and worked as a child psychologist until 2019.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
For example, after the 2016 presidential election, the political scientist Douglas Kriner and the psychologist Francis Shen showed that voters in states with higher rates of recent battlefield casualties had been more likely to choose Trump.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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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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