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We historians are increasingly using experimental psychology to understand the way we act. It is becoming very clear that our ability to evaluate risk is hedged by all sorts of cognitive biases. It's a miracle that we get anything right.
Niall Ferguson

Meaning of "experimental psychology" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Experimental psychology is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Experimental psychology

Experimental psychology refers to work done by those who apply experimental methods to the study of behavior and the processes that underlie it. Experimental psychologists employ human participants and animal subjects to study a great many topics, including, among others sensation & perception, memory, cognition, learning, motivation, emotion; developmental processes, social psychology, and the neural substrates of all of these.

Definition of experimental psychology in the English dictionary

The definition of experimental psychology in the dictionary is the scientific study of the individual behaviour of man and other animals, esp of perception, learning, memory, motor skills, and thinking.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Synonyms and antonyms of experimental psychology in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «experimental psychology» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Find out the translation of experimental psychology to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of experimental psychology from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «experimental psychology» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

实验心理学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

psicología experimental
570 millions of speakers

English

experimental psychology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रयोगात्मक मनोविज्ञान
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

علم النفس التجريبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экспериментальная психология
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

psicologia experimental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরীক্ষামূলক মনোবিজ্ঞান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

psychologie expérimentale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Psikologi eksperimen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

experimentellen Psychologie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

実験心理学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실험 심리학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Psikologi eksperimen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tâm lý học thực nghiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரிசோதனை உளவியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रायोगिक मानसशास्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Deneysel psikoloji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

psicologia sperimentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

psychologia eksperymentalna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

експериментальна психологія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

psihologie experimentală
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πειραματική ψυχολογία
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

eksperimentele sielkunde
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

experimentell psykologi
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

eksperimentell psykologi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of experimental psychology

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY»

The term «experimental psychology» is regularly used and occupies the 69.071 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about experimental psychology

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2 QUOTES WITH «EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word experimental psychology.
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Niall Ferguson
We historians are increasingly using experimental psychology to understand the way we act. It is becoming very clear that our ability to evaluate risk is hedged by all sorts of cognitive biases. It's a miracle that we get anything right.
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Oswald Spengler
I maintain that many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who practice the dull craft of experimental psychology.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY»

Discover the use of experimental psychology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to experimental psychology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Trends in Experimental Psychology Research
This new book includes within its scope original research on basic processes of cognition, learning, memory, imagery, concept formation, problem-solving, decision-making, thinking, reading, and language processing.
Diane T. Rosen, 2005
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Experimental Psychology
It Is The Core Of The Curriculum Prescribed For Psychology In Almost All The Indian Universities, Both At The Undergraduate And Postgraduate Levels.The Present Book, Experimental Psychology, Is A Textbook Focusing On The Experimental ...
Ram Nath Sharma, Rachana Sharma, 2006
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Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology, Learning, ...
Now available in paperback.
Randy Gallistel, 2004
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Handbook of Experimental Existential Psychology
This volume bridges this longstanding divide by demonstrating how rigorous experimental methods can be applied to understanding key existential concerns, including death, uncertainty, identity, meaning, morality, isolation, determinism, and ...
Jeff Greenberg, Sander L. Koole, Tom Pyszczynski, 2013
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Experimental Psychology
The major sections of the book parallel the major sections of a research report (Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion), giving students the skills they'll need to design and conduct an experiment, analyze and interpret the research ...
Anne Myers, Christine Hansen, 2011
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Experimental Psychology: Methods of Research
This edition continues to emphasize tha mutual facilitation of pure and applied research and the wise application of effective research methods to benefit society.
F. J. McGuigan, 1997
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Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology, Sensation and ...
Now available in paperback.
Steven Yantis, PhD, 2004
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Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
Containing contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest, this series represents the best and the brightest in new research, theory, and practice in social psychology.
Mark P. Zanna, 2011
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Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology, Memory and ...
Now available in paperback.
Douglas Medin, PhD, 2004
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Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology, Methodology in ...
Now available in paperback. This revised and updated edition of the definitive resource for experimental psychology offers comprehensive coverage of the latest findings in the field, as well as the explosion of research in neuroscience.
John Wixted, PhD, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term experimental psychology is used in the context of the following news items.
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Grey Squirrels Are Quick Learners
In the study, published today in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, all of the squirrels showed clear ... «Science 2.0, Jul 15»
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Mentors Matter: In Loving Memory of Nicholas J. Mackintosh (1935 …
Only catch: he was head of the experimental psychology department at University of Cambridge in England. Common doubts surfaced. What if ... «Scientific American, Jul 15»
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People Who Talk To Themselves Aren't Crazy, They're Actually …
In a study printed in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, psychologists Daniel Swigley and Gary Lupya hypothesized that talking ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
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Talking with … A scientist for the blind
Psychoacoustics is a branch of experimental psychology that studies hearing and how it works. Josh Miele. You developed Tactile Map ... «Jweekly.com, Jul 15»
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Cell Phone Notifications May Be Driving You to Distraction
The study, “The Attentional Cost of Receiving a Cell Notification,” was published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception ... «Newswise, Jul 15»
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Odisha born Jagannath Prasad Das received 'Order of Canada'
... and philosophy from Utkal University in Cuttack, and then completed his Masters in experimental psychology at Patna University, India. «Orissadiary.com, Jul 15»
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Ability to Imagine Odors Linked to Overeating
... Koster, an emeritus professor of experimental psychology at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, who was not involved with the study. «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
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The Map of Tastes on Your Tongue You Learned at School Is All …
... was reimagined by Boring, a Harvard psychology professor, in his book Sensation and Perception in the History of Experimental Psychology. «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
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That neat and tidy map of tastes on the tongue you learned in school …
... was reimagined by Boring, a Harvard psychology professor, in his book Sensation and Perception in the History of Experimental Psychology. «The Conversation US, Jul 15»
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Look for ways to burnish that post-vacation glow
Research in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that “the tendency to report more intense emotions during anticipation than during ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jul 15»

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