noun
psychologist
Someone trained to study mental processes and behavior.
The psychologist studies how stress affects memory and decision-making.
Etymology
The mind-word combines with an ending for a specialist. A psychologist is trained in the systematic study of thought, feeling, and behavior.
More examples
- She meets with a psychologist to manage her anxiety.
- School psychologists help students with learning and behavioral challenges.
- The psychologist asks volunteers to complete a memory test.
Forms
psychologist · psychologists
psychology noun — The scientific study of mental processes and behavior.
psychological adjective — Relating to the mind or mental processes.
Similar words
- therapist
- Provides treatment but is not necessarily trained as a psychologist.
- psychiatrist
- A medical doctor treating mental illness, unlike most psychologists.