Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A specialist in psychology.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who studies, writes on, or is versed in psychology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who is versed in, devoted to, psychology.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An expert in the field of
psychology .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a scientist trained in psychology
Etymologies
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Examples
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In most major institutes for gender-identity disorder in children worldwide, a psychologist is the central figure.
A Boy's Life 2008
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In most major institutes for gender-identity disorder in children worldwide, a psychologist is the central figure.
A Boy's Life 2008
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According to a 2006 survey by the Stanford University School of Medicine, 5.8 percent of the U.S. population — about 17 million people — are compulsive shoppers, a label psychologist April Lane Benson applies to those who "spend so much time, energy or money on shopping that it's impacting [their] life in a negative way."
Shopaholics’ Dilemma 2008
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“Decentering” is the term psychologist Jean Piaget uses to describe the capacity to take another person’s point of view.
The Blessing of a B Minus Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2010
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Satisficing is a term psychologist Barry Schwartz uses in his book, "The Paradox of Choice."
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Should this headline be Mind Hacks blogger says 'psychologist' is overused by sensationalist media or the more direct Media exploits reverence given to arbitrary title, says psychologist? indiecognition
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A pet psychologist is also called a veterinary behaviorist.
Poll: 1 in 3 women say pets listen better than husbands 2010
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A domestic reckoning of sorts, the latest book by Apter, a psychologist, is an in-depth look at “the inescapable power of in-laws.”
Cover to Cover 2009
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And of course, when the psychologist is speaking, it's private.
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Milos first move: calling in psychologist Alex Delaware.
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