Eysenck

[ ahy-sengk ]

noun

1. Hans J(urgen) [yur, -g, uh, n], 1916–97, British psychologist, born in Germany.

Eysenck

/ ˈaɪzɛŋk /

noun

1. EysenckHans Jürgen19161997MBritishGermanSCIENCE: psychologist Hans Jürgen (hænz ˈjɜːɡən). 1916–97, British psychologist, born in Germany, who developed a dimensional theory of personality that stressed the influence of heredity

Example Sentences

The ideas were later popularized by psychologist Hans Eysenck.

From Salon

One of the key proponents of such theories was Hans Eysenck, a former professor at the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London.

From BBC

In the early 1990s, Pelosi, a psychiatrist at Priory Hospital Glasgow, published two extensive critiques of the work of Hans Eysenck, a giant of 20th century psychology.

From Science Magazine

In the 1960s the German psychologist Hans Eysenck suggested the reason behind this difference lies in our environmental sensitivity.

From The Guardian

Eysenck’s papers contained questionable data and results so dramatic they beggared belief, Pelosi concluded.

From Science Magazine