parapsychology

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: par=a=psy=chol=o=gy

CIDE DICTIONARY

parapsychology, n. 

 The field of study concerned with psychological phenomena not explainable by the laws of physics, especially extrasensory perception, telepathy, psychokinesis, precognition, and clairvoyance.
"The field is controversial, most scientists holding the opinion that the supposed phenomena observed result from poor experimental design, or are mere statistical artifacts or in some cases deliberate fraud."  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

parapsychology, n. the study of mental phenomena outside the sphere of ordinary psychology (hypnosis, telepathy, etc.).

Derivative

parapsychological adj. parapsychologist n.

THESAURUS

parapsychology

abnormal psychology, academic psychology, analytical psychology, animal psychology, applied psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, comparative psychology, constitutional psychology, criminal psychology, depth psychology, developmental psychology, differential psychology, dynamic psychology, ecological psychology, educational psychology, existential psychology, experimental psychology, faculty psychology, folk psychology, functional psychology, genetic psychology, group psychology, hormic psychology, industrial psychology, mental philosophy, metapsychics, metapsychism, morbid psychology, neuropsychology, panpsychism, phenomenological psychology, physiological psychology, popular psychology, psychic monism, psychical research, psychicism, psychics, psychism, psychobiochemistry, psychobiology, psychodiagnostics, psychodynamics, psychogenetics, psychogeriatrics, psycholinguistics, psychological medicine, psychological warfare, psychology, psychometrics, psychonomics, psychonomy, psychopathology, psychophysics, psychophysiology, psychosomatics, psychosophy, psychotechnics, psychotechnology, psychotherapeutics, race psychology, rational psychology, reactology, reflexology, self psychology, social psychology, structural psychology