Psychonomics is a field of
cognitive science and
psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...
characterized by the use of
mathematical modeling to discovering the laws (Greek: '
nomos') that govern the workings of the mind (Greek: '
psyche'). The field is directly related to
experimental psychology. The word is used most prominently by the
Psychonomic Society, a society of experimental psychologists.
It is closely related to
psychophysics.
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Experimental psychology
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