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psychophysics

[ sahy-koh-fiz-iks ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and resulting sensations and mental states.


psychophysics

/ ˌɪəʊˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the branch of psychology concerned with the relationship between physical stimuli and the effects they produce in the mind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ⳦ˈ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···· [sahy-koh-, fiz, -i-k, uh, l], c·i adjective
  • c·i·· adverb
  • ···· [sahy-koh-, fiz, -, uh, -sist], noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of psychophysics1

From the German word Psychophysik, dating back to 1875–80. See psycho-, physics
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Example Sentences

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The researchers used online tools to test and verify these predictions by running psychophysics experiments with human participants.

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The speed-accuracy tradeoff occurs so often in engineering, psychology and biology, you could almost call it a “law of psychophysics.”

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What both fascinated and eluded him, however, was the much more difficult pursuit of “inner psychophysics”—relating the states of the nervous system to the subjective experiences that accompany them.

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He knew from his study of psychophysics that she was working against a fundamental biological obstacle.

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The founders of psychophysics were the first to treat psychology as an experimental and quantifiable science.

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