psychologist
Other forms: psychologists
A psychologist is a scientist who studies the mind. Unless specified, you should assume the psychologist studies the human mind — as opposed to, for example, a pet psychologist.
A psychologist can be a researcher, who makes abstract studies of mental disorders and their treatments. Or, a psychologist can be licensed to see and treat patients, offering therapy for mental conditions or behavioral issues. The word comes from two Latin root, psyche, meaning "soul, mind, and spirit," and logia, meaning "the study of." Unlike a psychiatrist, a psychologist does not have a medical degree, and therefore cannot prescribe medication.
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a scientist trained in psychologyexamples:Alfred BinetFrench psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911)Cyril Lodowic BurtEnglish psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)James McKeen CattellAmerican psychologist and editor (1860-1944)Raymond Bernard CattellAmerican psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998)Kenneth Bancroft ClarkUnited States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-2005)Hans Jurgen Eysencka British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysisArnold Lucius GesellUnited States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961)Granville Stanley HallUnited States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)William JamesUnited States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)Carl Gustav JungSwiss psychologist (1875-1961)Timothy Francis LearyUnited States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)Charles Kay OgdenEnglish psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)Jean PiagetSwiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980)Carl RogersUnited States psychologist who developed client-centered therapy (1902-1987)Herbert Alexander SimonUnited States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001)Burrhus Frederic SkinnerUnited States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)Edward Lee ThorndikeUnited States educational psychologist (1874-1949)John Broadus WatsonUnited States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958)Robert Mearns YerkesUnited States psychologist who studied the intelligence of primates (1876-1956)types:parapsychologistsomeone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyancepsycholinguista person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human languagepsychophysicista psychologist trained in psychophysicstype of:scientista person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
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