experimental psychology

American  

noun

1. the branch of psychology dealing with the study of emotional and mental activity, as learning, in humans and other animals by means of experimental methods.

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experimental psychology British  

noun

1. the scientific study of the individual behaviour of man and other animals, esp of perception, learning, memory, motor skills, and thinking

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Etymology

Origin of experimental psychology

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Eldest of four children, he attended Brooklyn College and Yale University, where he earned a master’s degree in experimental psychology and a doctorate in social psychology.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

We know from experimental psychology that people remember things better when they have contributed to it or generated it themselves, and also value such things more.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

Ms. Miller, who holds a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Texas Christian University, is the second female and first Black president of Hamline.

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Looking for something different, he received a yearlong fellowship in experimental psychology at Cambridge University, which he completed in 1957.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022

Danny remained convinced of his original argument that experimental psychology had nothing to do with the human mind, though he began to see its value as an aid to learning theory and intelligence testing.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok