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American Journal of Psychology

American Journal of Psychology (1887–).
The 982nd most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 500 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations500Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word76Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning217Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
aerodynamicEngin. Of or relating to aerodynamics or the phenomena with which it is concerned.1898Go To Quotation
ailurophileA person who is fond of or enthusiastic about cats; a cat-lover. Cf. ailurophobe n.1914Go To Quotation
analysabilityThe state, condition, or fact of being analysable (in various senses).1902Go To Quotation
auto-hypnotizationThe action or process of hypnotizing oneself; self-hypnosis. Cf. self-hypnotization n. at self-hypnosis n. Derivatives.1889Go To Quotation
automatogramA graphical record obtained with an automatograph.1892Go To Quotation
automatographA scientific form of the planchette (planchette n. 3) used for recording involuntary movements of the hand and arm.1892Go To Quotation
automizetrans. To make automatic, to automatize; to automate.1902Go To Quotation
autosuggesttrans. To produce, remove, or influence by autosuggestion; (refl.) to subject (oneself) to autosuggestion. Also occas. intr.1888Go To Quotation
characterologyThe science of character, esp. of its development, types, and individual differences. (Cf. ethology n. 3) Also transf.1903Go To Quotation
chemotropismThe directional bending or growth of an organism, or part of one, in response to a…1890Go To Quotation
configurationalOf or relating to configuration; configurative.1925Go To Quotation
configurationismAny theory that lays stress on configurations, esp. Gestalt psychology.1925Go To Quotation
cross-trainingSport. Training in several different sports in order to improve fitness or performance in one's main sport.1903Go To Quotation
cytochromeHistol. In F. Nissl's terminology: designating a class of neurons having a cell body with…1895Go To Quotation
depersonalizationspec. in Psychol. A morbid state involving a loss of the sense of personal identity and…1904Go To Quotation
devirilizetrans. To deprive of virility or manly qualities; to devitalize.1901Go To Quotation
distractability= distractibility n.1901Go To Quotation
electrotaxisThe orientated movement of a motile organism in response to an electric field.1899Go To Quotation
erethic= erethismic adj.1888Go To Quotation
euphoricPertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by euphoria. Hence, characterized by…1888Go To Quotation
extrovertA person given to or characterized by extroversion; a sociable or unreserved person; also transf. Also attrib. or as adj.1918Go To Quotation
FreudianOf or pertaining to Freud or his teaching.1910Go To Quotation
gametal= gametic adj.1888Go To Quotation
heteronomic‘Of unlike or opposite polarity: applied to contact of parts of the human body in…1800Go To Quotation
hyperaesthesicbad form for next.1888Go To Quotation
idioblasticBiol. Of or relating to Hertwig's theory of idioblasts (idioblast n. 2). rare. Now hist.1908Go To Quotation
intercorrelatetrans. and intr. To correlate with one another.1909Go To Quotation
motorizationPsychol. Originally: the use of muscular (esp. lip or hand) movements or kinaesthetic…1901Go To Quotation
motorizetrans. Psychol. To subject to motorization. Also intr. rare.1901Go To Quotation
motorizedPsychol. That has undergone motorization (see motorization n. 1). Now disused.1901Go To Quotation
motorizingPsychol. The use of muscular (esp. lip or hand) movements or kinaesthetic imagery…1901Go To Quotation
non-affectiveNot related to or involving emotions or mood; spec. designating psychological disorders…1890Go To Quotation
obsessiveCharacteristic of or characterized by obsession; tending to provoke or constituting…1897Go To Quotation
odorimeterAny of various (actual or proposed) instruments for measuring the intensity of odours.1898Go To Quotation
odorimetryThe measurement of the intensity of odours.1898Go To Quotation
olfactometricOf or relating to olfactometry.1898Go To Quotation
olfactometryThe measurement of the sensitivity of the sense of smell or the intensity of smells; the use of an olfactometer.1898Go To Quotation
olfactoriumA large smell-proof enclosure in which olfactory experiments can be conducted.1950Go To Quotation
paramnesiaMemory that is unreal, illusory, or distorted; spec. the phenomenon of déjà vu; an…1888Go To Quotation
PrägnanzIn gestalt theory: a combination of the greatest possible simplicity, regularity…1931Go To Quotation
preconditioningOf or relating to prior conditioning; that brings into a desired or…1900Go To Quotation
prematurationUnusually early maturation. Also: a process of maturation (in part or in some respect)…1905Go To Quotation
presensitizetrans. To sensitize beforehand.1923Go To Quotation
proactionPsychol. Action that affects subsequent learning or the remembering of what is subsequently learned.1939Go To Quotation
protanomalousAffected by protanomaly; of, relating to, or of the nature of protanomaly. Also as n. (with the…1911Go To Quotation
pseudofoveaAn area of the retina (other than the true fovea centralis) that is used for fixating an image (in certain abnormal conditions).1925Go To Quotation
pseudo-hallucinationAn experience or phenomenon resembling or imitating an hallucination, esp. an isolated…1888Go To Quotation
pseudo-problemA false or spurious problem; (Philos.) a problem which cannot be properly answered…1903Go To Quotation
psychoacoustical= psychoacoustic adj.1953Go To Quotation
psychoanalysetrans. To subject to or treat by psychoanalysis.1911Go To Quotation
psychoanalystA person who practises or is trained in psychoanalysis.1910Go To Quotation
psychobiologicalOf or relating to psychobiology; both psychological and biological.1888Go To Quotation
psychogeneticistAn expert or specialist in psychogenetics.1912Go To Quotation
psychogenicShaped or dominated by the deliberate activity of the human mind or psyche. Obs. rare.1897Go To Quotation
psycholinguisticOf, relating to, or based on psycholinguistics; (also) relating to both psychological and linguistic matters.1894Go To Quotation
psychoneuroticOf, relating to, or characterized by psychoneurosis; suffering from a psychoneurosis.1887Go To Quotation
psychosocialOf or relating to the interrelation of social factors and individual thought and…1890Go To Quotation
psychosurgeonA surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery.1945Go To Quotation
psychotechnics= psychotechnology n.1909Go To Quotation
psychotechnologyThe branch of psychology that deals with the practical application of knowledge about…1910Go To Quotation
rank orderAn arrangement of the members of a set in order, as though each member had assigned to it one…1915Go To Quotation
recidivisticOf or relating to a recidivist; tending to relapse or reoffend. Also in extended use: retrogressive.1890Go To Quotation
reductionistic= reductionist adj.1941Go To Quotation
renormalizationThe process of making or becoming normal again; renewed normalization. Also: an instance of this.1908Go To Quotation
restructuretrans. To give a new structure to; to organize differently; to rebuild, rearrange. Also intr. with reflexive meaning.1932Go To Quotation
restructuringThe action of giving a new or different structure to something; an instance of this.1932Go To Quotation
résumétrans. To give a résumé of; to summarize.1888Go To Quotation
robotologyThe branch of science and technology concerned with robots. Cf. robotics n. 1.1946Go To Quotation
self-hypnosis= autohypnosis n.1902Go To Quotation
senileAn aged person; one who exhibits the weakness or diseases of old age.1938Go To Quotation
sex factorThe influence of sex on a decision, action, or outcome; sex as a component or property of something.1898Go To Quotation
subitizeintr. and trans. To apprehend (the number of things contained in a small sample) immediately, without needing to count.1949Go To Quotation
translocalizationTranslocation, displacement; in quot. 1888, in reference to time.1888Go To Quotation
trichromasyColour vision in which three pure colours, in different combinations, are required to…1911Go To Quotation
WechslerUsed attrib. or as adj. in connection with various intelligence tests devised by Wechsler…1942Go To Quotation
word associationThe spontaneous production of one word in response to another; (Psychol.) a…1888Go To Quotation

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