psychographicadj.1
/ˌsʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˌsaɪkəˈɡræfɪk/ 1. Spiritualism. Of, relating to, produced by, or practising psychography (psychography n. 1).
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [adjective] > of or relating to spirit-writing
automatic1855
psychographic1863
pneumatographic1890
1863 U. Clark Plain Guide Spiritualism vi. 170 The psychographic medium, speaking under influence, some conscious and some unconscious.
1879 Spiritualist 10 Jan. 19/2 Mr. Coleman's collection of ‘psychographic pictures’.
1917 C. E. Long tr. C. G. Jung Coll. Papers Analyt. Psychol. (ed. 2) 31 In liveliest contrast to this heavy dream-person stands a personality..in the psychographic communications of the first séance.
1988 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Apr. 448/2 Psychographic mediums are not only startlingly prolific; their books are written, or typed,..in a disconcertingly short time.
2. Psychology. Of, relating to, or designating the systematic examination of an individual's personality using a psychogram (psychogram n. 2). Now rare.
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1911 M. Louch & H. Holman tr. E. Claparède Exper. Pedagogy & Psychol. Child ii. 73 (heading) Psychography and psychographic formulary.
1928 H. L. Hollingworth Psychology 480 Psychographic analysis studies the constitution and equipment of the individual, noting the degree and pattern of combination of identifiable and measurable capacities or traits.
1948 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 6 233 Plaut lays considerable emphasis on what he calls the psychographic method... It involved collecting and organizing factual material, without preconceptions as to the nature of personality.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
psychographicadj.2
/ˌsʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˌsaɪkəˈɡræfɪk/ Originally U.S.
Of or relating to psychographics; by means of psychographics.
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the world > people > science of mankind > [adjective] > anthropology > cultural or social
agriological1878
social anthropological1902
culturological1946
psychographic1969
1969 Burlington (N. Carolina) Times-News 29 July a9/8 By knowing the psychographic profile of the consumer, we can more clearly tune-in..on each consumer's wave-length.
1989 Precision Marketing 29 May 1/1 The flexible scoring system enables the building society to examine the transaction details and psychographic characteristics of its customers.
2000 N.Y. Times 20 Sept. c5 (advt.) Demographic, geographic and psychographic targeting, unique sponsorship and rich media opportunities available.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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