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speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
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metapsychology (ˌmɛtəsaɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the study of philosophical questions, such as the relation between mind and body, that go beyond the laws of experimental psychology |
| 2. | any attempt to state the general laws of psychology |
| 3. | another word for parapsychology |
| metapsychological | |
| —adj | |
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metapsychology met·a·psy·chol·o·gy (mět'ə-sī-kŏl'ə-jē)
n.
Philosophical inquiry supplementing the empirical science of psychology and dealing with aspects of the mind that cannot be evaluated on the basis of objective or empirical evidence.
A comprehensive system of psychology involving several different approaches to mental processes as described in the Freudian theory of the mind.
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