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FIELD THEORY [2 records]

Record 1 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
CONT

Field theory arises from two interrelated views: the belief that psychological studies should focus on the individual, and the conviction that the only way to describe and predict behavior with any degree of accuracy is to view the individual in a field of dynamic relationships.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Théorie explicative de la personnalité axée sur l'individu en situation concrète qu'on peut représenter par un schéma topologique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
DEF

As yet unverified attempt to link the properties of all fields (electric, magnetic, gravitational, nuclear) into a unified system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
CONT

Durant cette époque [XVIIIe siècle], la physique du continu ou théorie des champs (dont le champ sonore commença à accéder à sa structure mathématique définitive.

Spanish

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