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psychophysics
[sahy-koh-fiz-iks]
noun
the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and resulting sensations and mental states.
psychophysics
/ ËŒ²õ²¹Éª°ìəʊˈ´Úɪ³úɪ°ì²õ /
noun
(functioning as singular) the branch of psychology concerned with the relationship between physical stimuli and the effects they produce in the mind
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- psychophysical adjective
- psychophysic adjective
- psychophysically adverb
- psychophysicist noun
- ËŒ±è²õ²â³¦³ó´Çˈ±è³ó²â²õ¾±³¦²¹±ô adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of psychophysics1
Example Sentences
The researchers used online tools to test and verify these predictions by running psychophysics experiments with human participants.
The speed-accuracy tradeoff occurs so often in engineering, psychology and biology, you could almost call it a “law of psychophysics.â€
What both fascinated and eluded him, however, was the much more difficult pursuit of “inner psychophysicsâ€â€”relating the states of the nervous system to the subjective experiences that accompany them.
He knew from his study of psychophysics that she was working against a fundamental biological obstacle.
The founders of psychophysics were the first to treat psychology as an experimental and quantifiable science.
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