the branch of psychology concerned with the study and correlation of physiological and psychological events
physiological psychology in American English
noun
the branch of psychology concerned with the relationship between the physical functioning of an organism and its behavior
Word origin
[1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, roller coaster, seminar, sensitization, upsweep
Examples of 'physiological psychology' in a sentence
physiological psychology
This discovery of the brain's 'reward' system has been hailed as one of the most important in physiological psychology.