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b) The branch of psychology that interprets psychological phenomena in terms of adaptation to biological, environmental etc factors
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psychobiology — [sī΄kōbī äl′ə jē] n. 1. that branch of biology dealing with the interrelationship of the mental processes and the anatomy and physiology of the individual 2. psychology as investigated by biological methods … English World dictionary
psychobiology — psichobiologija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Mokslas, tiriantis biologinį psichinių reiškinių pagrindą. kilmė gr. psychē – siela + biologija atitikmenys: angl. psychobiology vok. Psychobiologie, f rus. псиxобиология … Sporto terminų žodynas
psychobiology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1902 the study of mental functioning and behavior in relation to other biological processes • psychobiological also psychobiologic adjective • psychobiologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
psychobiology — psychobiological /suy koh buy euh loj i keuhl/, psychobiologic, adj. psychobiologist, n. /suy koh buy ol euh jee/, n. 1. the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of… … Universalium
psychobiology — 1. The study of the interrelationships of the biology and psychology in cognitive functioning, including intellectual, memory, and related neurocognitive processes. 2. Adolf Meyer term for psychiatry. * * * psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy bī äl ə jē n … Medical dictionary
psychobiology — psy|cho|bi|ol|o|gy [ˌsaıkəubaıˈɔlədʒi US koubaıˈa: ] n [U] the study of the body in relation to the mind … Dictionary of contemporary English
psychobiology — study of biology of the mind Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
psychobiology — n. area of research dealing with relationship between psychological and biological processes … English contemporary dictionary
psychobiology — noun the branch of science concerned with the biological basis of behaviour and mental phenomena. Derivatives psychobiological adjective psychobiologist noun … English new terms dictionary
psychobiology — noun (U) the study of the body in relation to the mind … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
