Münsterberg

[ moon-ster-burg; German myn-stuhr-berk ]

noun

1. Hu·go [hyoo, -goh, hoo, -goh], 1863–1916, German psychologist and philosopher in the U.S.

Münsterberg

/ ˈmʊnstəˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. MünsterbergHugo18631916MGermanSCIENCE: psychologist Hugo. 1863–1916, German psychologist, in the US from 1897, noted for his pioneering work in applied psychology

Example Sentences

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

Much of workplace therapy is based on the findings of Hugo Münsterberg, considered the father of the field, who cautioned managers to be concerned with “all the questions of the mind like fatigue, monotony, interest, learning, work satisfaction, and rewards.”

From Washington Post

The only case in which an expert psychologist has attempted this is to be found in Münsterberg's recent book on "Vocation and Learning."

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

At this stage Professor Hugo Münsterberg, who was the guest of Mr. Holls and an invited participant in the conference, made the important suggestion that such a series of unrelated lectures, even though given by most eminent men, would have little or no scientific value, but that if some relation, or underlying thought, could be introduced into the addresses, then the best work could be done, which would be of real value to the scientific world.

From Project Gutenberg