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Psychology (Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition)

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Definition

Psychology represents your ability to understand human behavior, motivations, and mental states. It's essential for interviewing witnesses, detecting deception, and understanding why people behave as they do. In Call of Cthulhu, Psychology helps you navigate social situations, identify cult members who are hiding something, and understand the mental state of NPCs you encounter.

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How it works

**Base Value**: 10% **Common Rolls**: - Detecting lies or deception - Understanding motivations - Reading emotional states - Evaluating mental stability **Opposed By**: Fast Talk or Persuade when someone is deceiving **vs Psychoanalysis**: Psychology reads people; Psychoanalysis treats mental conditions

Tips

**Interview Tool**: Use Psychology when questioning witnesses or suspects to detect evasion or lies. **Cult Detection**: Cultists often behave strangely. Psychology can help identify them. **Combine with Social Skills**: Use Psychology to read people, then Persuade or Fast Talk to influence them.

Frequently asked questions

Can Psychology detect supernatural influence?

Psychology can detect that someone is behaving abnormally, but won't specifically identify supernatural causes. It might reveal that someone is 'not themselves' without explaining why.

What's the difference between Psychology and Psychoanalysis?

Psychology reads people and understands behavior. Psychoanalysis treats mental conditions and can help recover Sanity. Different applications of psychological knowledge.

Further Reading

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