Handlungspsychologie

English translation: psychology of action

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German term or phrase:Handlungspsychologie
English translation:psychology of action
Entered by: Craig Meulen

16:17 Mar 9, 2005
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German term or phrase: Handlungspsychologie
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Forscher der so genannten Handlungspsychologie haben herausgefunden, dass ...

"Psychology of action" seems to be the preferred translation, but can any psychologists out there explain whether this is a specific "subcategory" of behavioural psychology, or can I simply use "behavioural psychology" instead as a more (general) familiar term for a non-specialist readership?

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Kirsty Mason
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Psychology of action
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Psychology of action


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