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Word: psyching (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Registrar of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. (Figures are the numbers of freshmen majoring in each department in 1982, compared to last year.) 1981-82 1. Economies 156 2. Biology 113 3. Hist & Lit 91 4. Government 90 5. Soc Stud 90 6. History 89 7. Psych & SR 86 8. Biochem 66 9. English 65 10. Engin & Appl Sci 57 11. Applied Math 56 1980-81 1. Economies 170 2. Biology 113 3. Government 107 4. History 95 5. Psych & SR 90 6. Biochem 85 7. Soc Stud 81 8. Hist & Lit 69 9. English 67 10. Engin & Appl...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Keeping Track | 5/14/1982 | See Source »

...whose pets cannot share affection with the new spouse. One miffed feline regularly urinated on the new husband's side of the bed, and another defecated each morning on the newlywed's breakfast chair. Such formidable expressions of pique are called "aberrant litter behavior" in the animal-psych biz, and Hamilton, a Freud of felines, goes at a cure like the master himself. Says she: "I try to find out if the animal came from a household where the litter pans were clean, if the mama cat taught her kittens well and what the personalities of the mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crazy over Cats | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...never lose a warm-up. These guys stand with their noses up against the front wall and bash the ball so hard in the pre-match rallies that there's no way their oppent can return it. It's funny to watch, but don't forget, it is a psych move: servicemen take their squash seriously...

Author: By John Rippey, | Title: Raquetmen Squash Navy, 9-0 | 12/4/1981 | See Source »

...Psych-Out (1968) d. Rush...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Films of Jack Nicholson | 11/12/1981 | See Source »

...persisting poisonous climate, even guards do not trust one another. The veteran turnkeys consider the many rookies too green and soft. "We've got young men going up against inmates with 20 years' experience," observes Deputy War den Mixdorf. "The prisoners can psych us out." The turnover in guards is high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hellhouse Becomes a Madhouse: New Mexico State Penetentiary | 10/26/1981 | See Source »

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