The branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues(noun)
WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
Use "experimental psychology" in a sentence
"It is equally at home in thc field of experimental psychology which investigates the correlation between conscious phenomena and their physiological accompaniments; in fact, its theory of the substantial union of body and soul implies as its corollary a"
"He holds two doctoral degrees: a PhD in experimental psychology from Princeton University and a PsyD in clinical psychology from Rutgers University."