physiological psychology

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noun

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

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Origin of physiological psychology

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby physiological psychology

physiographic province, physiography, physiol., physiological, physiological phonetics, physiological psychology, physiological salt solution, physiologic jaundice, physiologist, physiology, physiometry

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There may even be a physiological basis to our apprehension about the “other.”
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Laskey, who earned a degree in psychology, enjoys painting and poetry.
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This is the only book that I know which goes deeply into the corrupting, demoralizing psychology of prison life.
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Long-continued lactation—that is, beyond the physiological limit of about nine months—is especially a frequent cause.
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There is often a rhythmic alteration of intensity of symptoms that corresponds more or less to the physiological rhythm of life.
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Even in normal menstruation there is often a marked physiological excitation which affects the entire person.
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Hence their moral instability can not be associated with physiological instability in the absolute sense.
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British Dictionary definitions for physiological psychology

physiological psychology

noun

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

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