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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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 • Jun. 13, 2019

Binet, Sidis, Münsterberg have formulated psychological definitions of suggestion and indicated its significance for an understanding of so-called crowd phenomena in human behavior.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra

On the other hand Prof. Münsterberg has always insisted that in social relations we must always treat everyone as a purposeful, integrated character.

From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter

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

From here they proceeded to Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., where they were given a reception by Prof. Hugo Münsterberg, and were entertained as guests of Harvard University.

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