The science of the relation between psychologic and physiologic processes; e.g., elements of autonomic nervous system activity activated by emotion.
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psy·cho·phys·i·ol·o·gy -ē-'äl-ə-jē n, pl -gies a branch of psychology that deals with the effects of normal and pathological physiological processes on mental functioning called also physiological psychology, physiopsychology
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the branch of psychology that records physiological measurements, such as the electrical resistance of the skin, the heart rate, the size of the pupil, and the electroencephalogram, and relates them to psychological events.
• psychophysiological adj.
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psy·cho·phys·i·ol·o·gy (si″ko-fiz″e-olґə-je) physiologic psychology.Medical dictionary. 2011.