IPA: /saɪˈkɒɡrəfɪks/
KK: /saɪˈkoʊɡrəfɪks/
The study of people's attitudes, values, lifestyles, and opinions, often used in marketing to understand consumer behavior.
Marketers often use psychographics to tailor their advertising strategies to specific audiences.
Psychographics is formed from "psyche" (from Greek "ψυχή", meaning soul or mind) and "graphia" (from Greek "γραφή", meaning writing or description). The term refers to the study of people's attitudes, values, and lifestyles, essentially describing the mind and behavior of individuals.
Think of 'psyche' as relating to the mind and 'graphia' as describing or writing about it — psychographics is all about understanding and describing people's thoughts and behaviors.