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psychophysics vs experimental psychology

experimental psychology vs psychophysics

psychophysics and experimental psychology both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
psychophysics Yes No No No
experimental psychology Yes No No No
As nouns, experimental psychology is a hypernym of psychophysics; that is, experimental psychology is a word with a broader meaning than psychophysics:
  • psychophysics: the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects
  • experimental psychology: the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues
Other hypernyms of psychophysics include psychonomics.
psychophysics (noun) experimental psychology (noun)
the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues
Difference between psychophysics and experimental psychology

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