noegeneticadj.
/ˌnəʊᵻdʒᵻˈnɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌnoʊədʒəˈnɛdɪk/ Psychology.
Of a law, principle, property, etc.: of, relating to, or concerned with noegenesis.
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noegenetic1923
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [adjective] > relating to other branches and their adherents
structuralized1842
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noegenetic1923
1923 C. E. Spearman Nature of Intell. iv. 61 If then, it be desired to depict these three principles summarily, taking into account both their noetic and their generative properties, we must compound some such name as ‘noegenetic’.
1936 F. Banks Conduct & Ability xii. 232 Clearly some word like eduction was needed to distinguish this noegenetic process from the ‘merely associative’.
1973 H. J. Eysenck Inequality of Man ii. 45 Spearman (1927) tried to lay down in his ‘noegenetic laws’ the essence of this cognitive ability.
1998 A. R. Jensen et al. G Factor 36 To incorporate his noegenetic laws in a mental test..Spearman invented a type of test that was entirely nonverbal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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