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psychology
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...psychology, science or study of the thought processes...is considered the first monument of psychology as such, centered around the belief...activity. The foundations of modern psychology were laid by 17th-century philosopher......
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cognitive psychology
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...cognitive psychology, school of psychology that examines internal mental processes such as problem solving...memory, and language. It had its foundations in the Gestalt psychology of Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Köhler, and Kurt Koffka, and in......
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will (in philosophy and psychology)
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...will, in philosophy and psychology, term used to describe that which...generally accepted explanation in psychology for the apparent freedom people enjoy...McDougall, and John Dewey. Modern psychology has tended to consider the concept......
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engineering psychology
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...engineering psychology: see ergonomics....
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sublimation (in psychology)
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...sublimation, in psychology: see defense mechanism; psychoanalysis....
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memory (in psychology)
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...memory, in psychology, the storing of learned information, and the ability to recall that which has been stored. It has been hypothesized that three......
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Thorndike, Edward Lee
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......1898. Appointed instructor in genetic psychology at Teachers College, Columbia, in...1904 and as director of the division of psychology of the Institute of Educational Research...His great contributions to educational psychology were largely in the methods he devised......
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Gestalt
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......gəshtält´) [Ger.,=form], school of psychology that interprets phenomena as organized...the movement was given impetus in psychology by German theorists Max Wertheimer...contributions to personality and social psychology. Gestalt therapy, developed after......
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Piaget, Jean
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......known for his research in developmental psychology. After receiving a degree in zoology...Piaget's interests shifted to psychology. He studied under C. G. Jung and Eugen...1929, he became professor of child psychology at the Univ. of Geneva, where he remained......
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Köhler, Wolfgang
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......Islands. Later he served as both professor of psychology and director of the Psychology Institute, Berlin. He came to the United States in 1934, where he became professor of psychology at Swarthmore College. Köhler is best known......