psychological

[ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl]

Definition:
1. Mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature.
2. Of or relating to or determined by psychology.

Use 'psychological' in a sentence:

1. Psychological and sociological studies were emphasizing the importance of the family.
2. Lack of confidence is a psychological barrier to success.
3. I have been made to feel a social and psychological misfit for not wanting children.
4. Robyn's loss of memory is a psychological problem, rather than a physical one.
5. Through satellite tracking of both the herd and the lions in the area, they will be able to determine if their psychological trickery will work to help keep farmers from shooting lions.
6. From a psychological point, animals have evolved to be nice to their kin, particularly their children.
7. Bereavement includes grief, the psychological reaction of the individual, and mourning, the social expression of grief.
8. The psychological effects on the United States were immense and in Washington the wounds have still not fully healed.
9. The catastrophic psychological and economic costs of childbearing would be emphasized.
10. Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line.
11. Odours affect us on a physical, psychological and social level.
12. History and English could be presented through the lens of the psychological drives of the people involved.
13. Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate.
14. Addition causes severe psychological and physical disturbances when the drug is taken away.
15. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.
16. It's not just that a gulf exists in living standards — there's a psychological ravine.
17. Psychological research shows we consistently underestimate our mental powers.
18. Psychological factors also should be considered.
19. The psychological ( or mental) scar is hard to heal.
20. Psychological researchers have maintained that both men and women have the same reaction to stress.
21. Most experts seem to agree that child abuse is caused by a combination of social and psychological factors.
22. This course covers the psychological area.
23. To take a closer look, her team studied 35 healthy people as they slept in the unfamiliar environment of the university's Department of Psychological Sciences.
24. However, when Phantom opened in London in1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music.
25. In some ways, you probably go through that process after a big event like your wedding day, but the difference is that thanks to their other psychological tendencies, the HSAM subjects are doing it day in, day out, for the whole of their lives.
26. The study did not examine the possibility of deep psychological significance to the mistake, says psychologist David Rubin, "but it does tell us who's in and who's out of the group."
27. The American Psychological Association did an interesting study.
28. French doctors tend to regard drug dependence as a form of deep-rooted psychological disorder.
29. Humans have an inherent need to resolve uncertainty, according to a recent study in psychological science.
30. Cutting, a professor at Cornell University, wondered if a psychological mechanism known as the "mere-exposure effect" played a role in deciding which paintings rise to the top of the cultural league.
31. The lure of this view — egoism — has two sources, one psychological, the other logical.
32. According to social psychologist Brian Nosek, executive director of the Center for Open Science, the average data-sharing rate for the journal Psychological Science, which uses the badges, increased tenfold to 38% from 2013 to 2015.
33. These make alcohol less easy to get and reduce the number of psychological cues to drink.
34. When are people likely to experience boredom, according to an accepted psychological definition?
35. Psychological researchers generally recognize that facial expressions reflect emotional states.
36. Our sleep pattern is a barometer to our psychological well-being.
37. In 2004, a paper appeared in the journal Psychological Science, titled "Music Lessons Enhance IQ".
38. Smartphone-based data collection comes at an appropriate time in the evolution of psychological science.
39. The problem is "decision fatigue," a psychological phenomenon that takes a toll on the quality of your choices after a long day of decision making, says Evan Polman, a leading psychologist.
40. However, smell is not simply a biological and psychological phenomenon.
41. Even minor head injuries can cause long-lasting psychological effects.
42. Van de Rijt said he's not convinced that losing out gives people a psychological boost.
43. Current thinking holds that obesity is more a medical than a psychological problem.
44. Victory in the last game gave them a psychological advantage over their opponents.
45. There was a vast distance between psychological clues and concrete proof.
46. Recent studies have borne out claims that certain perfumes can bring about profound psychological changes.
47. The researchers used a psychological assessment tool to test the validity of the study.
48. Abuse can lead to both psychological and emotional problems.
49. The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
50. Her symptoms are more psychological than physical.