palaeopsychologicalpaleopsychologicaladj.
/ˌpalɪəʊˌsʌɪkəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊˌsʌɪkəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Of or relating to palaeopsychology.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > behaviourism > study of origins > [adjective]
palaeopsychic1904
palaeopsychological1939
1939 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 45 337 With the innumerable ‘paleopsychological’ fossils at hand—all were rehearsed by the dream process in the everyday workshop of the ‘normal’ individual [etc.].
1975 Current Anthropol. 16 468/1 The extent to which studies of the mentally handicapped can contribute to the clarification of concrete paleopsychological problems naturally remains open.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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