INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does industrial psychology mean? 

• INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY (noun)
  The noun INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY has 1 sense:

1. any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.

  Familiarity information: INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

applied psychology; industrial psychology

Hypernyms ("industrial psychology" is a kind of...):

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

 Context examples 

Occupational medicine encompasses issues such as industrial hygiene, safety, pollution control, ergonomics, industrial and agricultural toxicology, disability evaluation, physical rehabilitation, industrial psychology and emergency medicine.

(Occupational Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)