Eysenckian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Eysenck +‎ -ian

Adjective[edit]

Eysenckian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Hans Eysenck (1916–1997), psychology professor.
    • 1981, Ian G. McPherson, Andrew Sutton, editors, Reconstructing psychological practice, →ISBN, page 112:
      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.
    • 2004, Benjamin Schneider, D. Brent Smith, editors, Personality and Organizations, →ISBN, page 40:
      Furnham (1997) reviewed papers from 1961 to 1997 that had been inspired by Eysenckian personality measures and theory.
    • 2017, Barry Cripps, editor, Psychometric Testing: Critical Perspectives, →ISBN, page 20:
      The main application of the Eysenckian instruments has been in the clinical, educational and industrial fields.