physiological psychology

noun

1. the branch of psychology concerned with the relationship between the physical functioning of an organism and its behavior.

physiological psychology

noun

1. the branch of psychology concerned with the study and correlation of physiological and psychological events

Word History and Origins

Origin of physiological psychology¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

A PhD in physiological psychology and a focus on brain processes and schizophrenia followed.

From The Guardian

As a graduate fellow at Boston University, I helped teach an introductory course on physiological psychology.

From Scientific American

Published in the Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, a highly regarded psychology journal, the study earned McConnell a lot of press, with mentions in Time, Medical World News, Newsweek, and Fortune.

From The Verge

When I was in graduate school, I latched on to a p________d l______g textbook on Physiological Psychology.

From Forbes

Born in Harlem and raised in the South Bronx, O'Keefe received his doctoral degree in physiological psychology at McGill University in Canada before moving to England for postdoctoral work at the University College London.

From Seattle Times