Psychophysics

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Psychophysics \Psy`cho*phys"ics\, n. [Psycho- + physics.]
     The science of the connection between nerve action and
     consciousness; the science which treats of the relations of
     the psychical and physical in their conjoint operation in
     man; the doctrine of the relation of function or dependence
     between body and soul.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  psychophysics
       n : the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative
           relations between physical stimuli and their
           psychological effects