Lewin, Kurt - Theories
Field theory and the structure of human personality
Main points Lewin's theories in general are difficult for new psychology students for several reasons. One is that he coined a number of new terms and expressions, such as "life space" and "foreign hull." In addition to new terms, Lewin also used such familiar words as "locomotion," "fact," "event," and "tension" in unfamiliar ways. Lewin also borrowed mathematical and scientific terms, including "vector," "force," and "valence." As a result, Lewin's articles are not easy reading.
Lewin is well known in the history of psychology for his field theory. Field theory is a term that was originally developed by physicists in the 1870s to account for what happens when a number of different forces interact. The physicists began to refer to these collections of...
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