psychophysical
adjective
psy·cho·phys·i·cal
ˌsī-kō-ˈfi-zi-kəl 
: of or relating to psychophysics
also
: sharing mental and physical qualities
psychophysical color perception
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Some philosophers have argued that psychophysical harmony points to God.
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Philip Goff, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
This has become known as the mystery of psychophysical harmony.
—Philip Goff, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
Next, the researchers conducted psychophysical experiments, hoping to understand why these differences occur.
—Lauren Sigfusson, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2018
Female participants then evaluated these samples on several affective, qualitative and psychophysical dimensions.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2016
QoE is thus a psychophysical measure, which can be quantified only using human subjects.
—Yaakov Stein, Forbes, 15 July 2022
Energy is both biochemical and psychophysical, vaguely delineated, widely misunderstood, elusive as grace.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
Over the course of one year, at four-month intervals, the team of doctors asked patients to complete a survey, and assessed their sensory function with the help of psychophysical testing.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 26 June 2021
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Philip Goff, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
This has become known as the mystery of psychophysical harmony.
—Philip Goff, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
Next, the researchers conducted psychophysical experiments, hoping to understand why these differences occur.
—Lauren Sigfusson, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2018
Female participants then evaluated these samples on several affective, qualitative and psychophysical dimensions.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2016
QoE is thus a psychophysical measure, which can be quantified only using human subjects.
—Yaakov Stein, Forbes, 15 July 2022
Energy is both biochemical and psychophysical, vaguely delineated, widely misunderstood, elusive as grace.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
Over the course of one year, at four-month intervals, the team of doctors asked patients to complete a survey, and assessed their sensory function with the help of psychophysical testing.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 26 June 2021
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psychophysical
adjective
psy·cho·phys·i·cal
ˌsī-kō-ˈfiz-i-kəl
: of or relating to psychophysics
also
: sharing mental and physical qualities
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