field of psychology

collocation in English

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field
noun
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/fiːld/us
/fiːld/
an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by ...
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psychology
noun[U]
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/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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In their preface, the editors state their 'not at all modest aim' - to announce the existence of a newfieldofpsychology.
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For many years, these deficiencies were understandable as they were traced to the extended absence of viable models of personality in thefieldofpsychology.
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But, secondly, even if political scientists had desired to view personality more broadly, guidance from thefieldofpsychologywas lacking until relatively recently.
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Nowhere is this truer than in my ownfieldofpsychology.
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Thefieldofpsychologyaddresses mostly these proximate questions of mechanism and development, with more on mechanism than on development.
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The expectation created is that he will look at current scholarship, discoveries in thefieldofpsychologyor, more importantly, the changing palate for violence in productions.
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In thefieldofpsychologya healthy individual is typically seen as self-contained, independent and self-reliant, capable of asserting himself and influencing his environment.
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The adaptationist approach is steadily increasing as an influence in the generalfieldofpsychology.
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Gleitman is willing to work with students in anyfieldofpsychologyif that student can interest him in his/her proposed field of research.
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In addition, a number of specialized areas in the generalfieldofpsychologyhave applied branches (e.g., applied social psychology, applied cognitive psychology).
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Dbrowski had a lifelong dedication to thefieldofpsychology.
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In these he became familiar with the blossomingfieldofpsychology, the area upon which his life work eventually would be focused.
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It is seen as a clinical and experimentalfieldofpsychologythat aims to study, assess, understand and treat behaviors directly related to brain functioning.
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Thisfieldofpsychologytakes an empirical and practical approach when studying the brain and human behavior.
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These cognitive processes constitute the mind, and, along with their behavioral consequences, are studied in thefieldofpsychology.
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Transsaccadic memory is a relatively new topic of interest in thefieldofpsychology.
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Exercise psychology is a sub-discipline within thefieldofpsychologyand is typically grouped with sport psychology.
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Over her academic career, she has published over 100 papers, chapters, and books on a number of subjects in thefieldofpsychology.
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The organization formed with the purpose of fighting for and raising awareness of feminist issues within thefieldofpsychology.
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