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Carl Jung and Max Wertheimer on a priority issue
Author(s) -
Wertheimer Michael,
King D. Brett,
Peckler Mark A.,
Raney Scott,
Schaef Roddy W.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6696(199201)28:1<45::aid-jhbs2300280104>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - association (psychology) , word association , psychology , personality , psychoanalysis , psychotherapist
Carl Jung is often cited as the first to use the word association method for the diagnosis of complexes. But was he really the first to do so? The treatment of this issue is examined in several history of psychology and personality texts and other sources. It turns out that Max Wertheimer also performed early studies of the word association method as a technique for the detection of criminal guilt. Published and archival resources make it possible to resolve the occasionally acrimonious controversy between Carl Jung and Wertheimer concerning priority in this use of the method.