Psychic vs Psychologist - What's the difference?
psychic | psychologist |
A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influence.
A person who supposedly contacts the dead. A medium.
(gnosticism) In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the second type; a person focused on intellectual reality (the other two being hylic and pneumatic).
Relating to the abilities of a psychic.
Relating to the psyche.
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An expert in the field of psychology.
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As nouns the difference between psychic and psychologist
is that psychic is a person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influence while psychologist is an expert in the field of psychology.As an adjective psychic
is relating to the abilities of a psychic.psychic
English
(wikipedia psychic)Noun
(en noun)References
Adjective
(en adjective)- You must be psychic - I was just about to say that.
- She is a psychic person - she hears messages from beyond.
- A pathological process called 'psychiatrosis' may well be found, by the same methods, to be a delineable entity, with somatic correlates, and psychic mechanisms
psychologist
English
(wikipedia psychologist)Noun
(en noun)- Investigating why IBM salespeople were so successful, researchers found that IBM set easy targets for their salespeople rather than targets that were difficult to reach and so most of their salespeople achieved their targets. IBM had hired psychologists to define optimum motivational goals for their salespeople and it was discovered that if the targets were achievable the salespeople became very confident and motivated (unlike their demotivated cousins in rival companies) and went out and sold even more computers.
