Carolina QuotesIn psychology one can begin to describe the whole situation by roughly distinguishing the person (P) and his environment (E). Every psychological event depends upon the state of the person and at the same time on the environment, although their relative importance is different in different cases.
Kurt Zadek Lewin Connected to the Carolinas
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p. 12.
- work
- Principles of topological psychology, 1936
- year
- 1936
- locator
- p. 12
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