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Eysenck

American  
[ahy-sengk] / ˈaɪ sɛŋk /

noun

  1. Hans J(urgen) 1916–97, British psychologist, born in Germany.


Eysenck British  
/ ˈaɪzɛŋk /

noun

  1. Hans Jürgen (hænz ˈjɜːɡən). 1916–97, British psychologist, born in Germany, who developed a dimensional theory of personality that stressed the influence of heredity

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The ideas were later popularized by psychologist Hans Eysenck.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2021

One of the key proponents of such theories was Hans Eysenck, a former professor at the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

Eysenck was not impressed; he called meta-analyses “an exercise in mega-silliness” and “abuse of research integration.”

From Science Magazine • Sep. 18, 2018

A German-British psychologist named Hans Eysenck spent the mid-20th century turning the eye of the scientific community from Freud’s behavior-based theories to individualized psychology—pioneering the science of personality.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2012

A solemn inquiry into that footless but fascinating question has been doggedly conducted, amid the fury of World War II, by British Psychologist H. J. Eysenck, of London's Mill Hill Emergency Hospital.

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