Kurt LewinLewinian Field TheoryT Group movementgroup dynamicssocial psychology
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Abstract Kurt Lewin (1890–1947) is often called the father of social psychology, although this can be disputed. Lewin established a reputation in Germany for his work on affect and motivation when these topics were considered to be outside the scope of psychological research. He escaped the Nazis and started work in social psychology at the University of Iowa. In 1945, he established the Research Center for Group Dynamics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with faculty and students who formed modern experimental social psychology. He also established the Commission on Community Interrelationships and helped to found the T Group movement. Lewinian Field Theory stressed that behavior is a function of the person and the environment, or B = f (p, e).
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After fleeing Nazi Germany, Lewin began developing social psychology at the University of Iowa.
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In 1945, he founded the Research Center for Group Dynamics at MIT, whose faculty and students contributed to modern experimental social psychology.
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Kurt Lewin established influential research on affect and motivation in Germany when these topics were considered outside mainstream psychological research.
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Lewin established the Commission on Community Interrelationships and helped initiate the T-Group movement.
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Lewinian Field Theory conceptualized behavior as a function of the person and the environment: B = f(p, e).
Research Object
Kurt Lewin’s contributions and theoretical work in psychology
Research Subject
His work on affect, motivation, group dynamics, community interrelationships, T Groups, and the person–environment determinants of behavior
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2008-07-01
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