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psych

psych

41 8.1
The study of the mind and how people think and behave
  • noun
  • /saɪk/
  • Informal
translation icon : psicología
  • I really enjoyed my first semester of psych and look forward to taking more courses next year.
  • psych 101
  • intro to psych
  • a psych class

All of those tests, You know, we've talked a lot about psych and knowledge and reasoning.

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Examples

  • Many students choose psych as their major because they want to understand human behavior.

  • Her 101 undergrad lecture course, the basic intro to psych: to me, that was just electrifying.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • - So are you a psych major too or?

  • Tell you after I finish my psych classes.

  • Yes, I remember that too when I was in college; I was a Psych major.

    Blog text (31)
  • I'm a psych major, so I know all about people like you.

  • I'm a psych major, and so I wonder, what really happened?

    Fiction book (2002)
  • She likes psych and economics.

  • The psych department offers various classes that explore different aspects of mental processes.

Synonyms

psychology
vspsych
  • Specialized
286 4.3

The study of people's thoughts, feelings, and behavior

is the informal course name used in casual speech or classes
psychological science
vspsych
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A field that studies how people think, feel, and act

is the informal classroom term rather than the technical field name
psy
vspsych
  • Informal
9.3

The study of the mind and people's behaviour

is an informal term used in speech for the same course
psychol.
vspsych
  • Specialized
8.1

A short form for the study of the mind or for someone who studies it

is the informal spoken name rather than the written short form

Surface Forms

psych singular
psychs plural

Etymology

Psych as a school subject is short for psychology, and both come from the root psyche meaning 'mind'. So a psych class is about how people think and feel.