electropsychologyn.

Brit.

/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊsʌɪˈkɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/əˌlɛktroʊˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/,

/iˌlɛktroʊˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electro- comb. form, psychology n.

Etymology: < electro- comb. form + psychology n.

Now historical.

1. The study of the mind in relation to the electrical activity of the brain. rare.

ΚΠ

1849 A. Smee Elements Electro-biol. iv. 43 (heading) Electro-psychology. Properties of the mind, deduced from the voltaic structure of the brain.

1957 J. H. Shera et al. Information Syst. in Documentation 37 Physiology (particularly the physiology of the brain and electro-physiology), psychology (especially electro-psychology), cybernetics, information theory, [etc.].

2. Mesmerism (cf. electrobiology n. 2). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > mesmerism

animal magnetism1784

magnetism1784

mesmerism1784

magnetizing1787

magnetization1801

zoomagnetism1824

tellurism1832

hypnotism1842

pathetism1843

zoistic magnetism1849

electrobiology1850

electropsychology1850

biologism1852

statuvolism1871

statuvolence1873

braidism1882

hypnosis1882

biomagnetism1887

1850 W. Gregory Lett. Animal Magn. 73 Electro-psychology and other similar names in which..the theory that electricity is identical with the vital force is kept in view.

1884 T. Welton Mental Magic 12 These two terms [sc. Mesmerism and Electro-biology] I use as by them the public are better acquainted with the phenomena, premising, however, that Mesmerism, Animal Magnetism, and the Odic force, are three names for one and the same electrical force, emanating from all persons, and that Electro-Biology and Electro-Psychology are identical.

1985 J. Oppenheim Other World viii. 328 He [sc. Faraday] was equally hard on mesmerists and phrenologists who liked to toss about such terms as ‘electro-biology’ or ‘electro-psychology’.

2004 J. Gordon Joyce & Reality iv. 68 Phrases like ‘electro-psychology’, ‘electro-biology’, and ‘phreno-magnetism’ were the order of the day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	electropsychology
释义	electropsychologyn. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrəʊsʌɪˈkɒlədʒi/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/, /iˌlɛktroʊˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electro- comb. form, psychology n. Etymology: < electro- comb. form + psychology n. Now historical. 1. The study of the mind in relation to the electrical activity of the brain. rare. ΚΠ 1849 A. Smee Elements Electro-biol. iv. 43 (heading) Electro-psychology. Properties of the mind, deduced from the voltaic structure of the brain. 1957 J. H. Shera et al. Information Syst. in Documentation 37 Physiology (particularly the physiology of the brain and electro-physiology), psychology (especially electro-psychology), cybernetics, information theory, [etc.]. 2. Mesmerism (cf. electrobiology n. 2). Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > mesmerism animal magnetism1784 magnetism1784 mesmerism1784 magnetizing1787 magnetization1801 zoomagnetism1824 tellurism1832 hypnotism1842 pathetism1843 zoistic magnetism1849 electrobiology1850 electropsychology1850 biologism1852 statuvolism1871 statuvolence1873 braidism1882 hypnosis1882 biomagnetism1887 1850 W. Gregory Lett. Animal Magn. 73 Electro-psychology and other similar names in which..the theory that electricity is identical with the vital force is kept in view. 1884 T. Welton Mental Magic 12 These two terms [sc. Mesmerism and Electro-biology] I use as by them the public are better acquainted with the phenomena, premising, however, that Mesmerism, Animal Magnetism, and the Odic force, are three names for one and the same electrical force, emanating from all persons, and that Electro-Biology and Electro-Psychology are identical. 1985 J. Oppenheim Other World viii. 328 He [sc. Faraday] was equally hard on mesmerists and phrenologists who liked to toss about such terms as ‘electro-biology’ or ‘electro-psychology’. 2004 J. Gordon Joyce & Reality iv. 68 Phrases like ‘electro-psychology’, ‘electro-biology’, and ‘phreno-magnetism’ were the order of the day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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