Physiological psychology — is a subdivision of biological psychology that studies the neural mechanisms of perception and behavior through direct manipulation of the brains of nonhuman animal subjects in controlled experiments. [Pinel, J. P. J. (2004). Biopsychology. Allyn … Wikipedia
physiological psychology — n PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY … Medical dictionary
physiological psychology — noun the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes • Syn: ↑neuropsychology, ↑psychophysiology • Derivationally related forms: ↑neuropsychological (for: ↑neuropsychology) … Useful english dictionary
physiological psychology — noun Date: 1888 a branch of psychology that deals with the effects of normal and pathological physiological processes on mental life called also psychophysiology … New Collegiate Dictionary
physiological psychology — physiolog′ical psychol′ogy n. psl the branch of psychology concerned with the relationship between the physical functioning of an organism and its behavior • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
Psychology — • The science which treats of the soul and its operations Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Psychology Psychology † … Catholic encyclopedia
Psychology — (from Greek gr. ψῡχή, psȳkhē , breath, life, soul ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion … Wikipedia
PSYCHOLOGY — PSYCHOLOGY, the science of the mind or of mental phenomena and activities. Psychological Concepts in the Bible Psychology has a long past, but only a short history (H. Ebbinghaus, Abriss der Psychologie, 1908). Nowhere is this aphorism better… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
physiological psychologist — physiological psychologist, a person skilled in physiological psychology … Useful english dictionary
Psychology (The separation of) from philosophy — The separation of psychology from philosophy Studies in the sciences of mind 1815–1879 Edward S.Reed THE IMPOSSIBLE SCIENCE Traditional metaphysics The consensus of European opinion during and immediately after the Napoleonic era was that… … History of philosophy
