psychology studies

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psychology
noun[U]
uk
/saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/saɪˈkɑː.lə.dʒi/
the scientific study of the way the human mind works and how it influences behaviour, or the influence of a particular person's character on their ...
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study
noun
uk
/ˈstʌd.i/us
/ˈstʌd.i/
the activity of examining a subject in detail in order to discover ...
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A 2011 socialpsychologystudy, using data from 54 countries, found that progressive taxation was positively associated with the subjective well-being, while overall tax rates and government spending were not.
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For example, why do participants in psychology studies demonstrate behavior that is irrational or violates norms?
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Based on this distinction, they suggest that economics studies were designed to answer well-defined hypotheses, whereas the psychology studies in question have more of an exploratory character.
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Philosophy andpsychologystudysuch things.
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It was first formally noted in various psychology studies in the early 20th century.
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Physiological psychology studies many topics relating to the bodys response to a behavior or activity in an organism.
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In cognitive psychology studies, the mostly concerned movements are saccades.
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Cognitive psychology studies cognition, the mental processes underlying mental activity.
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Abnormal psychology studies the nature of psychopathology and its causes, and this knowledge is applied in clinical psychology to treat patients with psychological disorders.
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Currently, she resumes her psychology studies.
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Personality psychology studies one's distinctive style of cognition, behavior, and affect.
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Like the morphing technique used in films, morphological psychology studies the structures of our psyche and aims to understand the transitions, the metamorphosis of our mind.
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Cognitive psychology studies cognition, the mental processes' underlying behavior.
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Evolutionary psychology studies the animal nervous system from an evolutionary perspective, including aspects such as vision and navigation that are not necessarily related to social behavior.
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