psychograph

[ sahy-kuh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• psy·cho·graph·ic [sahy-k, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• psycho·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychograph¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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The best are instruments after the style of the psychograph.

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

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Why were you detained at the psychograph tests this morning?

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