(ˌsaɪkəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ) or psychotechnics (ˌsaɪkəʊˈtɛknɪks)
noun
the use of psychology to solve practical problems
psychotechnology in American English
(ˌsaikoutekˈnɑlədʒi)
noun
the body of knowledge, theories, and techniques developed for understanding and influencing individual, group, and societal behavior in specified situations
Derived forms
psychotechnological (ˌsaikouˌteknəˈlɑdʒɪkəl)
adjective
psychotechnologist
noun
Word origin
[1920–25; psycho- + technology]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, montage, self-service, slalom, tie-inpsycho- is a combining form representing psyche (psychological) and psychological (psychoanalysis) in compound words. Other words that use the affix psycho- include: psychochemical, psychographics, psycholinguistics, psychometry, psychotropic