noun
definition
The scientific study of psychology and motivation in history.
Examples of psychohistory in a Sentence
But because psychohistory works on statistical people en masse, it is presumed not to work against an anomalous person such as the Mule, who was a mutant.
The sub rosa purpose is to form a nucleus around which a second empire can form, guided by the principles of psychohistory.
He also creates a 'Second Foundation' at the 'other side of the galaxy', to store and expand on his understanding of psychohistory, and to watch over the burgeoning new civilization from afar.
Those who understand the principles of the 'dead hand' of psychohistory are the ones who take advantage of it and rise to rule.
In the trilogy's second installment, Foundation and Empire, however, psychohistory seems to take a beating.