Wednesday Evening Society

an informal group of Sigmund Freud’s disciples who met with him for instruction in psychoanalysis, beginning in 1902. The society evolved into the larger Vienna Psychoanalytic Society in 1910. See also Viennese School.

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Psychology term of the day

February 11th 2025

interest factors

in vocational guidance and personnel selection, an individual’s interests or preferences regarded as indicators of personality traits and therefore of suitability for a particular job or type of employment. Interest factors can be derived from interest tests and other self-report inventories or from hobbies, leisure-time activities, and previous jobs.