psychograph

[ sahy-kuh-graf, -grahf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
a psychologically oriented biography.

First recorded in 1880–85; psycho- + -graph

Nevertheless the individual psychograph constitutes a suggestive method of research for the vocational psychology of the future.

This may be called the "vocational psychograph" as contrasted with the psychograph of the individual of genius.

The best are instruments after the style of the psychograph.

His record had described him as nervous in manner but his psychograph was smooth.

Why were you detained at the psychograph tests this morning?

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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