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

Subsequently Professor Münsterberg was asked by Mr. Holls to formulate his ideas in a manner to be submitted to the Exposition authorities.

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

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

Professor Hugo Münsterberg, of Harvard University, and Professor Albion W. Small, of the University of Chicago, were designated as the first and second Vice-Presidents respectively.

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

Professor Münsterberg gives the following example from his own experience of this unintentional substitution of indirect evidence for direct: Last summer I had to face a jury as witness in a trial.

From The Making of Arguments by Gardiner, J. H.