physiological psychology

American  

noun

1. the branch of psychology concerned with the relationship between the physical functioning of an organism and its behavior.

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physiological psychology British  

noun

1. the branch of psychology concerned with the study and correlation of physiological and psychological events

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Etymology

Origin of physiological psychology

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

As a graduate fellow at Boston University, I helped teach an introductory course on physiological psychology.

From Scientific American • Dec. 1, 2017

Born in Harlem and raised in the South Bronx, O'Keefe received his doctoral degree in physiological psychology at McGill University in Canada before moving to England for postdoctoral work at the University College London.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2014

Thus the Los Angeles Dodgers' star relief pitcher skipped three weeks of spring training this year to continue working on his doctorate in physiological psychology at Michigan State.

From Time Magazine Archive

No simpering housewife, Christiana Leonard was graduated cum laude from Radcliffe, holds a doctorate from M.I.T., and is now engaged in teaching and research in her field of physiological psychology at Rockefeller University.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once telepathy stands proved it will mean the remoulding and recasting of many of our scientific theories, and even a reconstruction of science—in so far, at least, as it refers to physiological psychology.

From The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal by Carrington, Hereward