APA Dictionary of Psychology

field

Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
  1. a defined area or region of space, such as the visual field.
  2. a complex of personal, physical, and social factors within which a psychological event takes place. See field theory.
  3. an area of human activity or knowledge or a division of such an area.
  4. somewhere other than a laboratory, library, or academic setting in which experimental work is carried out or data collected. See field experiment.

Browse Dictionary

ADVERTISEMENT

Word of the Day

ADVERTISEMENT

Also of Interest

Psychology in the News