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Karl Duncker (2 February 1903 in Leipzig – 23 February 1940) was a German Gestalt psychologist. He attended Friedrich-Wilhelms-University from 1923 to 1923, and spent 1925–1926 at Clark University in Worcester, MA as a visiting professor, where he received a master's degree in arts degree. [ 1 ]
Karl Duncker defined functional fixedness as being a mental block against using an object in a new way that is required to solve a problem. [1] This "block" limits the ability of an individual to use components given to them to complete a task, as they cannot move past the original purpose of those components.
The candle problem or candle task, also known as Duncker's candle problem, is a cognitive performance test, measuring the influence of functional fixedness on a participant's problem solving capabilities. The test was created by Gestalt psychologist Karl Duncker [1] and published by him in 1935. [2]
Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.
The term "late capitalism" was first used by the German social scientist Werner Sombart in a 1928 publication [12] after he had completed his three-volume magnum opus Der Moderne Kapitalismus ["Modern Capitalism"], which was published from 1902 through 1927 (only the first volume of Sombart's Modern capitalism has been translated into English so far. [13]
Women trying to keep men out of our private spaces and our sports are grateful for some big victories we’ve won just this month in court, in Congress, and, now, in the White House.
Theory of generations (or sociology of generations) is a theory posed by Karl Mannheim in his 1928 essay, "Das Problem der Generationen," and translated into English in 1952 as "The Problem of Generations."
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