psychograph

[ sahy-kuh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈsaɪ kəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun

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

a psychologically oriented biography.

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Origin of psychograph

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

psy·cho·graph·ic

[sahy-kuh-graf-ik], /ˌsaɪ kəˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivepsy·cho·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

It would require several trials to guess of what particular occupation this is a psychographic picture.
Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods|Harry L. Hollingworth
And yet here am I, shaving away the daily effort of this double psychographic appendage to become visible!
The Perfect Gentleman|Ralph Bergengren
The slashing sword has been displaced by the psychographic pen.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy Scarborough
It is at these points that the psychographic methods find their task.
Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods|Harry L. Hollingworth

psychograph

[ sī′kə-grăf′ ]

A graphic representation or chart of the personality traits of an individual or group.

psy′cho•graph′ic adj.