xenopsychology
English
Etymology
xeno- + psychology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛnəɛθsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/
- Hyphenation: xe‧no‧psycho‧logy
Noun
xenopsychology (uncountable)
- (science fiction, rare) The study of alien psychology.
- 1984, Analog Science Fact, Science Fiction
- Dr. Robert A. Freitas, Jr. XENOPSYCHOLOGY So far we have very little direct knowledge of alien minds — but we have some fascinating bases for speculation.
- 2000, Diane Duane, Peter Morwood , The Romulan Way: Rihannsu #2
- Specializations in xenopsychology and -psychiatry, and longterm experience as CMO of the Enterprise— thus an acquaintance with what amounted to a gestalt life form, for that defined the multi-racial, multi-species environment aboard the ...
- 2009, John Ringo, Julie Cochrane, Honor of the Clan
- Galactics were doing little to wrap their minds around xenopsychology as it applied from them to humans. The Tong was already gradually increasing its business transactions directly with various Galactics.
- 2013, Kate Elliott, The Price of Ransom
- My original area of interest was in xenopsychology, but I had never been able to get even an entrylevel post in either the public or private sphere. Thus, social work. And now, everything changed.
- 1984, Analog Science Fact, Science Fiction