Psychophysiology (Noun)
Meaning
The branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The field of psychophysiology seeks to understand the neural mechanisms underlying human behavior and mental processes.
- Professor Johnson's lab conducts research in psychophysiology, using techniques such as EEG and fMRI to study the brain's response to emotional stimuli.
- The journal of psychophysiology publishes original research articles on the physiological correlates of cognition and emotion.
- Students in the psychophysiology course learned how to design and conduct experiments using psychophysiological measures such as skin conductance and heart rate.
- Researchers in the psychophysiology department use physiological measures such as eye movement and brain activity to study decision-making processes in humans.