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psychophysiology

American  
[sahy-koh-fiz-ee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌsaɪ koʊˌfɪz iˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the branch of physiology that deals with the interrelation of mental and physical phenomena.


psychophysiology British  
/ ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ, ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɪzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the branch of psychology concerned with the physiological basis of mental processes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of psychophysiology

First recorded in 1830–40; psycho- + physiology

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Conducting the study as part of the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, they recently published their findings in Psychophysiology.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

In parallel, a group at Cornell University published a similar finding in the journal Psychophysiology in March.

From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2023

The authors of the Psychophysiology paper are not the only experts to distinguish between normal human resistance to criticism and the behavior of narcissists.

From Salon • May 17, 2023

The study was published in the December issue of the International Journal of Psychophysiology.

From US News • Dec. 22, 2015

Professor of Physics, Professor of Electronics, master of computer technology, inventor of the interstellar tri-di communications system; and more recently, student of psychology, Professor of Psychophysiology, founder of Psychonics, Inc., inventor of the dueling machine.

From The Dueling Machine by Bova, Ben

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