personologistn.
/ˌpəːsəˈnɒlədʒɪst/, /ˌpəːsnˈɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /ˌpərs(ə)ˈnɑlədʒəst/ Psychology and Sociology.
An expert in or student of personology.Like personology, used with varying nuances.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > [noun] > student of
characterologist1917
personologist1938
ego-psychologist1969
1938 H. A. Murray Explor. in Personality i. 8 Since the latter [sc. psychic impulses] are intangible, personologists must imagine them.
1962 E. R. Hilgard in C. W. Eriksen Behavior & Awareness 47 Experimental psychologists have dealt..very little with the third set [of facts], leaving these to abnormal psychology and the personologists.
1994 T. F. Heatherton Can Personality Change? ii. 26 From this perspective, whether personality changes or is stable is an empirical question. The personologist would need to infer the personality of the individual from biographical facts during two or more periods of life and determine whether there were any changes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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