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the study of relationships between psychological processes and physiological activity
Psychophysiology investigates how emotion is reflected in heart rate, muscle tension, and neural activity.
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· the study of relationships...
physiological psychology
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psychophysiologicalpsychophysiologist
Etymology
Formed in scientific vocabulary from psycho- ("mind") + physiology, ultimately combining Ancient Greek psykhe ("soul, mind"), physis ("nature"), and -logia ("study").