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dynamic psychology

American

noun

any approach to psychology that emphasizes drives and motives as determinants of behavior.

dynamic psychology British

noun

psychol any system of psychology that emphasizes the interaction between different motives, emotions, and drives

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The dynamic psychology of to-day describes the present civilization as a repressive environment.

From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

This book presents the applications of this newer dynamic psychology to the teaching of arithmetic.

From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)

Nevertheless, dynamic psychology demands a deeper meaning for such a motive.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

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