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(Encyclopedia) consciousness, in psychology, a term commonly used to indicate a state of awareness of self and environment. In Freudian psychology, conscious behavior largely includes cognitive…Bettelheim, Bruno
(Encyclopedia) Bettelheim, BrunoBettelheim, Brunobĕtˈəlhīmˌ [key], 1903–90, American developmental psychologist, b. Austria. He received his doctoral degree (1938) from the Univ. of Vienna. He was…Wissler, Clark
(Encyclopedia) Wissler, Clark, 1870–1947, American anthropologist, b. Wayne, Ind., grad. Indiana Univ., 1897, Ph.D. Columbia, 1901. At first a teacher of psychology, he became interested in…Clark University
(Encyclopedia) Clark University, at Worcester, Mass.; coeducational; chartered 1887, opened as a graduate school 1889. It was the second graduate school to be formed in the United States. Its…Cartwright, Rosalind Dymond
(Encyclopedia) Cartwright, Rosalind Dymond, 1922-2021, American sleep researcher, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Rosalind Dymond Falk, Univ. of Toronto (B.A…Wertheimer, Max
(Encyclopedia) Wertheimer, MaxWertheimer, Maxmäks vĕrtˈhīmər [key], 1880–1943, German psychologist, b. Prague. He studied at the universities of Prague, Berlin, and Würzburg (Ph.D., 1904). His…Bain, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Bain, Alexander, 1818–1903, Scottish philosopher and psychologist. He was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, where he later taught for three years. He taught one year (1845) at…Max, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia) Max, GabrielMax, Gabrielgäˈbrēĕl mäks [key], 1840–1915, German painter and illustrator, b. Prague; son and pupil of the sculptor Josef Max (1803–54). A student of psychology and…Hobhouse, Leonard Trelawney
(Encyclopedia) Hobhouse, Leonard Trelawney, 1864–1929, English philosopher, sociologist, and journalist. He taught at Oxford and at the Univ. of London. Hobhouse sought to show with evidence from…Le Bon, Gustave
(Encyclopedia) Le Bon, GustaveLe Bon, Gustavegüstävˈ lə bôN [key], 1841–1931, French psychologist and sociologist. He was the author of a number of works on social psychology, in which he expounded…Trending
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