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 rangers explained to Palu that the goal of this ice-dip test is part skill, part psychology.
  — National Geographic, 15 Aug. 2019
• All of the flaws in Trump’s character and psychology have come to light through this virus.
  — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2020
• The new discipline of psychology would do much the same.
  — Joseph Loconte, National Review, 4 Apr. 2021
• Not just the design aspect of it, but the psychology behind it [and] why things work.
  — D'shonda Brown, Essence, 30 Nov. 2022
• This may sound odd, but the psychology of this is holding us back.
  — Michael Gale, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• But psychology would still be the best way to understand it.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2018
• The funny thing is, this kind of deep psychology around aesthetics used to be the province of art.
  — New York Times, 26 Jan. 2017
• That bit of psychology hasn’t changed, even if the silicon has.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
• Adelia Johnson, 24, said the two met in a college psychology class.
  — Fox News, 6 Aug. 2019
• 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
• Over the past 20 to 30 years in the field of psychology there has risen a new branch of study called Positive Psychology.
  — Colby Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2023
• Gen Dread newsletter is a clearing house for ideas and tools at the nexus of climate and psychology.
  — Katharine Wilkinson, Time, 19 July 2021
• The psychology part of this trip is going to be challenging.
  — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 13 June 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
• Thus, did his psychology of striking out on his own make perfect sense to you?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 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
• Clay will leave the town behind next year to major in psychology at Morehouse.
  — USA Today, 22 June 2020
• The 6-foot-9 forward opted for the Ivy League and earned his Harvard degree in psychology.
  — Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
• His psychology major at Wright State has come in handy.
  — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 13 June 2018
• But our psychology can’t and shouldn’t be reduced to those aspects.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 12 Nov. 2023
• The tropes of that genre are so well worn that, to some extent, the flimsiness of the plot and of the psychology can be put down to this self-consciously genre-forward approach.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
• But the audience does get a chance to learn more about his psychology just as he’s poised to take on an even more prominent role in the series’ canon.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 9 May 2024