noegenesis

English

Etymology

Coined around 1923 by Charles Spearman in The nature of intelligence and the principles of cognition, from noetic +‎ -genesis.

Noun

noegenesis (uncountable)

1. (psychology) The acquisition of new knowledge from observation and experience, and from inferring relationships between known things.

Derived terms

• noegenetic

Anagrams

• neogenesis