psychogeneticsn.
/ˌsʌɪkəʊdʒᵻˈnɛtɪks/, U.S. /ˌsaɪkoʊdʒəˈnɛdɪks/ 1. With singular or plural agreement. = psychogenesis n. 1.
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the mind > mental capacity > spirituality > mind, soul, spirit, heart > origin of mind or soul > [noun]
psychogony1587
psychogenesis1838
psychogeny1874
psychogenetics1916
1916 E. S. Kite tr. A. Binet & T. Simon Intelligence of Feeble-minded 10 We shall present a new method of psychology, which may be called psychogenetics [Fr. Nous exposerons une nouvelle méthode de psychologie, une méthode qu'on peut appeler psychogénique].
1935 B. Karpman (title) The individual criminal; studies in the psychogenetics of crime.
1964 Eng. Stud. 45 Suppl. 104 Locke's empiricism takes its place in the field of psychogenetics; he asks the question: where does human understanding come from?
2005 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 26 June xi. (advt.) Understanding & healing wounded relationships through psychogenetics and gestalt therapy in the light of the gospel.
2. With singular agreement. The branch of science that deals with the effects of genetic inheritance on mental processes or behaviour.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > interdisciplinary psychology > [noun] > genetic psychology
genetic psychology1879
psychogenetics1948
1948 Science 3 Sept. 249/2 (title) Animal psychogenetics.
1960 P. L. Broadhurst in H. J. Eysenck Exper. in Personality I. i. 5 The use of different strains, particularly of rats and mice, has long been a favourite method of psychogenetics. Bagg was a pioneer in the application of ‘the methods of genetics to the study of conduct’.
1987 J. Franklin Molecules of Mind (1988) x. 133 The single most explosive issue in all of biology: psychogenetics.
1991 Gen. Pharmacol. 22 713 Four different strains of mice were used to study the influence of psychogenetics in opiate tolerance and abstinence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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