Eysenckian

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adjective

Of or relating to Hans Eysenck (1916–1997), psychology professor.

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Meanings

adjectiveEysenckian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to Hans Eysenck (1916–1997), psychology professor.

    The main application of the Eysenckian instruments has been in the clinical, educational and industrial fields.

    2017, Barry Cripps, editor, Psychometric Testing: Critical Perspectives, →ISBN, page 20
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    Many behaviourally oriented theorists would object to the Eysenckian position on the grounds that moral behaviour is specific to the situation in which it is expected to occur.

    1981, Ian G. McPherson, Andrew Sutton, editors, Reconstructing psychological practice, →ISBN, page 112

    Furnham (1997) reviewed papers from 1961 to 1997 that had been inspired by Eysenckian personality measures and theory.

    2004, Benjamin Schneider, D. Brent Smith, editors, Personality and Organizations, →ISBN, page 40

Origin

From German Eysenck + -ian.

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