sīˈkäləˌjizəm sometimes sə̇ˈk- noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary psychology + -ism
1. : a doctrine or theory that emphasizes psychological conceptions outside the field of psychology proper (as in history or in philosophy)
2. : an expression or term used in psychology
3. : a theory that explains the usual normative formal principles of logic as psychological and descriptive laws — opposed to logicism