psychonomicadj.
/ˌsʌɪkəˈnɒmɪk/, U.S. /ˌsaɪkəˈnɑmɪk/ Psychology.
Of or relating to psychonomy.
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psychonomic1902
1902 J. M. Baldwin Develop. & Evol. i. 8 Such conditions are ‘psychonomic’. This term may be used to denote the entire sphere of phenomena which are in connection with the psychological, but which, nevertheless, are not intrinsic to the series of psychic changes as such.
1925 Psychol. Clinic 16 18 (title) Psychological diagnosis and the psychonomic orientation of analytic science.
1965 G. A. Talland (title) Deranged memory: a psychonomic study of the amnesic syndrome.
2001 Union Leader (Manchester, New Hampsh.) (Nexis) 6 Jan. a1 The result of Peter's research into false memory was just published in ‘Psychonomic Bulletin & Review’ which—unless you are, say, Sigmund Freud—may not find its way into your mailbox.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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