Ray Cattell ray·cat·tell uncommon noun 1. American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) SynonymsCattellRay CattellR. B. CattellRaymond B. CattellRaymond Bernard Cattell Related words Broader terms psychologist WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.