Tamara Dembo
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Tamara Dembo was a Gestalt psychologist known for her pioneering work on frustration, anger, and rehabilitation, and for extending Kurt Lewin’s field theory to the study of human motivation and behavior.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tamara Dembo canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Gestalt psychologist
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psychologist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | experimental psychology ⓘ |
| approach |
experimental study of life space and barriers
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field-theoretical analysis of motivation ⓘ |
| citizenshipChange | emigrated from Europe to the United States ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
application of field theory to disability and adjustment
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development of rehabilitation psychology as a field ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-05-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-10-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Frankfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Clark University
NERFINISHED
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Clark University Department of Psychology NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Holyoke College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Gestalt psychology
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motivation psychology ⓘ psychology ⓘ rehabilitation psychology ⓘ social psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
psychological reactions to physical impairment
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subjective experience of disability ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Kurt Lewin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extending Kurt Lewin’s field theory to human behavior
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extending Kurt Lewin’s field theory to human motivation ⓘ pioneering work on anger ⓘ pioneering work on frustration ⓘ pioneering work on rehabilitation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement | Gestalt psychology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Beatrice Wright
NERFINISHED
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J. E. R. Staddon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | experimental studies of anger and frustration ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Worcester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
anger
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field theory in psychology ⓘ frustration ⓘ human motivation ⓘ rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Kurt Lewin
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Max Wertheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Köhler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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