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.
Nearby words
- psychogenic purpura,
- psychogenic vomiting,
- psychogeriatric,
- psychogeriatrics,
- psychognosis,
- psychographer,
- psychographic,
- psychographics,
- psychography,
- psychohistory
Origin of psychograph
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Examples from the Web for psychographic
It would require several trials to guess of what particular occupation this is a psychographic picture.
Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods|Harry L. HollingworthThe slashing sword has been displaced by the psychographic pen.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy ScarboroughIt is at these points that the psychographic methods find their task.
Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods|Harry L. Hollingworth
psychographic
also psycho-graphic, 1856, from psychograph "supernatural photographic image," from psycho- + -graph. Related: Psychographics.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
psychograph
[ sī′kə-grăf′ ]
n.
A graphic representation or chart of the personality traits of an individual or group.
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