experimental psychology

experimental psychology definition - medical

experimental psychology

noun
  1. The branch of psychology that studies conditioning, learning, perception, motivation, emotion, language, and thinking by conducting experiments under controlled conditions.
  2. Any of the branches of psychology that make extensive use of experimental methods.

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