Lewin, Kurt

Lewin, Kurt
(1890-1947)
A German-born social psychologist who moved to America in the early 1930s and worked mainly at the University of Iowa and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His holistic field theory , derived from Gestalt theory but with added social and motivational elements, sees individual behaviour as a function of the psychological field or life-space-that is, the individual and an environment , which is perceived by the individual in terms of his or her needs and goals.

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  • Lewin, Kurt — (9 sep. 1890, Mogilno, Alemania–12 feb. 1947, Newtonville, Mass., EE.UU.). Psicólogo alemán radicado en EE.UU. Después de formarse y de ejercer la docencia en Berlín, emigró a los EE.UU., donde enseñó en la Universidad de Iowa (1935–45).… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Lewin, Kurt Zadek — (1890–1947)    German American psychologist. After teaching psychology and philosophy in Germany, Lewin emigrated to the United States in 1932. From 1945 he directed the research institute for group dynamics at the Massachusetts Institute of… …   Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament

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  • Kurt Lewin — Kurt Tsadek Lewin (* 9. September 1890 in Mogilno, Provinz Posen; † 12. Februar 1947 in Newtonville, Massachusetts) gilt als einer der einflussreichsten Pioniere der Psychologie. Er ist einer der Begründer der modernen experimentellen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kurt Lewin — Kurt Lewin, psicólogo polaco nacionalizado estadounidense. Nació el 9 de septiembre de 1890 en la ciudad de Moglino en la provincia de Poznań (Polonia). Se interesó en la investigación de la psicología de los grupos y las relaciones… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lewin's Equation — Lewin s Equation, B=ƒ(P,E), is not actually a mathematical equation representing quantifiable relationships but rather a heuristic designed by psychologist Kurt Lewin. It states that Behavior is a function of the Person and his or her Environment …   Wikipedia

  • Kurt Lewin — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lewin. Kurt Lewin Biographie …   Wikipédia en Français

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