Münsterberg

American  

[moon-ster-burg, myn-stuhr-berk] / ˈmʊn stərˌbɜrg, ˈmün stərˌbɛrk /

noun

1. Hugo 1863–1916, German psychologist and philosopher in the U.S.

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Münsterberg British  

/ ˈmʊnstəˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. Hugo. 1863–1916, German psychologist, in the US from 1897, noted for his pioneering work in applied psychology

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Münsterberg

The first scientific red flag came from Hugo Münsterberg, a renowned Harvard University psychologist, who in 1908 warned about "untrue confessions … under the spell of overpowering influences."

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 13, 2019

Psycho-Physical Parallelism.—This is the doctrine maintained by Münsterberg and others.

From The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal by Carrington, Hereward

I agree with Münsterberg that the conditional and subjective values of the pragmatist have no meaning unless we have acknowledged beforehand the independent value of truth.

From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph

Professor Münsterberg and Professor John Bassett Moore were also present by invitation to discuss the details of the scheme.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various

In the case of the optical illusion I am not so sure that the illusion does not exist if the two spaces are not presented simultaneously and adjacent, as Münsterberg asserts.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo