• Kurt Lewin (/lɛˈviːn/ lə-VEEN; 9 September 1891 – 12 February 1947) was a German-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social,...
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  • (1932/3) Trist has said he was very interested in articles by Kurt Lewin. When Kurt Lewin (who was Jewish) left Germany as Adolf Hitler came to power,...
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  • perspective of Gestalt theories. It was developed by Kurt Lewin, a Gestalt psychologist, in the 1940s. Lewin's field theory can be expressed by a formula: B...
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  • the 1940s, Kurt Lewin developed action research and described a cycle of: Planning Action Fact finding, about the result of the action Lewin particularly...
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  • Lewin's equation, B = f(P, E), is a heuristic formula proposed by psychologist Kurt Lewin as an explanation of what determines behavior. The formula states...
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  • affected by the Nazi's actions because of their Jewish faith, including Kurt Lewin, Fritz Heider, and Solomon Asch. Muzafer Sherif was briefly detained by...
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    Zeigarnik's first influences was Kurt Lewin. Zeigarnik met Lewin in 1924 at University of Berlin. During this time, Lewin was a teacher and a researcher...
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    numerous books, he wrote a biography of friend and fellow psychologist Kurt Lewin. While earning his master's degree in New York City, he married his wife...
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  • group dynamics.[citation needed]) Eventually, the social psychologist Kurt Lewin (1890–1947) coined the term group dynamics to describe the positive and...
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    and doing research, which are linked together by critical reflection. Kurt Lewin, then a professor at MIT, first coined the term "action research" in 1944...
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  • proximity effect (or propinquity). Festinger studied psychology under Kurt Lewin, an important figure in modern social psychology, at the University of...
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  • conflicts as elements of stress were first introduced by psychologist Kurt Lewin, one of the founders of modern social psychology. Approach-avoidance conflicts...
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  • The basis of this seminar stems from the research findings of Kurt Lewin (1890–1947). Lewin was a psychologist, recognized as one of the modern pioneers...
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  • movement toward a goal (hindering forces). The principle, developed by Kurt Lewin, is a significant contribution to the fields of social science, psychology...
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  • Jonathan S. Lewin, American neuroradiologist Josh Lewin, American sports commentator Kurt Lewin (1890–1947), German psychologist Louis Lewin, German pharmacologist...
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  • theory (ELT) in 1984, inspired by the work of the gestalt psychologist Kurt Lewin, as well as John Dewey and Jean Piaget. The approach works on two levels:...
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  • psychology by Kurt Lewin, known as the “father of modern social psychology,” and his work in Gestalt psychology. Studying under Kurt Lewin for most of his...
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    assess who is "in or out", in the classic words of management scholar Kurt Lewin. Various figures in the religions and mythologies of the world serve as...
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  • As introduced by Kurt Lewin, genidentity is an existential relationship underlying the genesis of an object from one moment to the next. What we usually...
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    Prominent historical and modern foundational communication theorists include Kurt Lewin, Harold Lasswell, Paul Lazarsfeld, Carl Hovland, James Carey, Elihu Katz...
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    the many-to-many dynamic inherent on the Internet. Social psychologist Kurt Lewin first instituted Gatekeeping theory in 1943. Gatekeeping occurs at all...
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  • first studied the phenomenon after the professor, Gestalt psychologist Kurt Lewin noticed that a waiter had better recollections of still unpaid orders...
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  • and organizational restructuring. Kurt Lewin was a social scientist who researched learning and social conflict. Lewin's first venture into change management...
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  • of the approach-avoidance conflict theory introduced by psychologist Kurt Lewin. Literature on coping often classifies coping strategies into two broad...
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  • needed] Kurt Lewin (1898–1947) is the founding father of OD, although he died before the concept became mainstream in the mid-1950s. From Lewin came the...
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  • Kurt Lewin founded the National Training Laboratories Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, known as the NTL Institute, an American non-profit behavioral...
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    of experiential learning, drawing heavily on the work of John Dewey, Kurt Lewin, and Jean Piaget. Experiential learning has significant teaching advantages...
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    Jüdische Selbsthass, 1930). Kurt Lewin, "Self-Hatred Among Jews", Contemporary Jewish Record, June 1941. Reprinted in Kurt Lewin, Resolving Social Conflicts:...
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  • keep something exclusive to oneself. First used by social psychologist Kurt Lewin in 1943 with the Gate-keeping theory. Popularized on social media such...
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  • situation. Further, this approach was expressed by social psychologist Kurt Lewin by the equation B = f(P, E) where behavior (B) is a function (f) of the...
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