Münsterberg

[ moon-ster-burg; German myn-stuhr-berk ]

noun

1. Hu·go [hyoo, -goh, hoo, -goh], 1863–1916, German psychologist and philosopher in the U.S.

Münsterberg

/ ˈmʊnstəˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. MünsterbergHugo18631916MGermanSCIENCE: psychologist Hugo. 1863–1916, German psychologist, in the US from 1897, noted for his pioneering work in applied psychology

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

In 1906, Hugo Münsterberg, the chair of the psychology laboratory at Harvard University and the president of the American Psychological Association, wrote in the Times Magazine about a case of false confession.

From The New Yorker

He did not simply confess,  Münsterberg wrote; “he was quite willing to repeat his confession again and again. Each time it became richer in detail.”

From The New Yorker

Münsterberg cited the Salem witch trials, in which similarly vulnerable people were coerced into self-incrimination.

From The New Yorker

Münsterberg was ahead of his time.

From The New Yorker