Hugo Münsterberg
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Hugo Münsterberg was a German-American psychologist. He was one of the pioneers in applied psychology, extending his research and theories to industrial/organizational, legal, medical, clinical, educa
Hugo Münsterberg
Cover of Psychotherapy by Münsterberg
Hugo Münsterberg.
Café wall illusion
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The café wall illusion is a geometrical-optical illusion in which the parallel straight dividing lines between staggered rows with alternating dark and light rectangles appear to be sloped, not parall
Hugo Münsterberg
…psychic hocus-pocus did not mix." Münsterberg made numerous contributions to experimental psychology, including discovering a visual illusion that is now named after him. Over time Münsterberg's interests turned to the many practical applications of psychological principles, he felt very strongly that psychologists had…
Richard Gregory visits the original café wall on St Michael's Hill, Bristol, in February 2010
Architecture inspired by the café wall illusion, at Melbourne Docklands