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English Laanguage Arts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| psychometric | of, relating to, or deriving from psychometry or psychometrics |
| pshchograph | Psychographics is the study of personality, values, attitudes, interests, and lifestyles. |
| pshchology | the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, esp. those affecting behavior in a given context. |
| psychosomatic | caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict or stress. |
| psychosis | a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality |
| psychonomic | experimental psychology: the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues |
| psychobiology | the branch of science that deals with the biological basis of behavior and mental phenomena |
| bio | life |
| graph | write,written |
| metr | measure |
| nom | name,law,custom,order |
| pshch/o | mind,spirit |
| somat | body |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -logy | study of,science |
| -osis | codition |
| astronomy | the branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole |
| astrogeology | Planetary geology, alternatively known as astrogeology or exogeology |
| astrology | the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world |
| astrometry | the measurement of the positions, motions, and magnitudes of stars. |
| astrography | Astrophotography is a specialized type of photography that entails recording images of astronomical objects |
| astronautics | the science and technology of human space travel and exploration |
| astro | star, heavens |
| geo | earth, ground |
| graph | write, written |
| metr | measure |
| naut | sailor,ship |
| nnom | name,law,custom,order |
| -ics | science, related to,system |
| -logy | study of,science |
| -y | study of, quality, act,body,group |