psychophysics
noun, plural in form but singular in constructionpsy·cho·phys·ics | \ ˌsī-kō-ˈfi-ziks 
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\Definition of psychophysics
: a branch of psychology concerned with the effect of physical processes (such as intensity of stimulation) on the mental processes of an organism
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psychophysicist \ ˌsī-kō-ˈfi-zə-sist , -ˈfiz-sist \ noun
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psychophysics
noun plural but singular in constructionpsy·cho·phys·ics | \ ˌsī-kō-ˈfiz-iks \
\Medical Definition of psychophysics
: a branch of psychology concerned with the effect of physical processes (as intensity of stimulation) on the mental processes and especially sensations of an organism
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The first known use of psychophysics was in 1875
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