astronomy

Richard Meili

Richard Meili is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Richard Meili rather than just read about it. In short: Richard Meili (February 28, 1900 - July 5, 1991) was an internationally renowned scientist in practical psychology, diagnostics, personality development and intelligence. Biography Meili studied at the University of Jena, University of Bern and University of Berlin.

Key takeaways

Richard Meili belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Richard Meili to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Richard Meili from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Richard Meili (February 28, 1900 - July 5, 1991) was an internationally renowned scientist in practical psychology, diagnostics, personality development and intelligence.

Biography Meili studied at the University of Jena, University of Bern and University of Berlin. In Berlin he was a student of Wolfgang Köhler and Kurt Lewin, (both of them proponents of Gestalt psychology) and also of Hans Rupp, professor for applied psychology at the institute of psychology. From 1926 to 1941 he was an assistant at the Institute J.J. Rousseau of Geneva University. Under Edouard Claparède he qualified as a lecturer with his paper Recherches sur les formes de l'intelligence (research on forms of intelligence) and became the successor of Jean Piaget. From 1942 to 1948 he was director of the Institute of Vocational Counseling in Winterthur, Switzerland. In 1949 Meili was appointed as head of the new Psychology Department at the University of Bern. His main fields of interest were diagnostics, problem solving, personality development, remedial teaching and intelligence. In 1953 he founded the Psychological Institute of Bern University where he lectured until his retirement in 1970.

Main publications Einführung in die psychologische Diagnostik (Introduction to Psychological Testing) 1937 (also in French) Analytischer Intelligenztest, AIT, (Analytical Test of Intelligence) 1966 Die Struktur der Intelligenz, (The Structure of Intelligence)1981 Anfänge der Charakterentwicklung, (Early Personality Development)1957 Grundlagen der individuellen Persönlichkeitsunterschiede, (Basics of Personality Traits) 1972

References

External links Richard Meili in the German National Library catalogue https://web.archive.org/web/20110517013643/http://www.psy.unibe.ch/unibe/philhuman/psy/content/e1031/e1339/instbroschuere04_ger.pd https://archive.today/20070815090458/http://www.ukp.psy.unibe.ch/langpapers/pap1980-89/1980_richard_meili_achtzig.htm https://archive.today/20070815090458/http://www.ukp.psy.unibe.ch/langpapers/pap1990-93/1991_richard_meili_worte.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110719003353/http://psychologie.fernuni-hagen.de/dgps/Kalendertext.pdf

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Richard Meili

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Richard Meili claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Richard Meili before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Richard Meili ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Richard Meili

In research: Richard Meili appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Richard Meili in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Richard Meili is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1900 births, 1991 deaths, 20th-century Swiss psychologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Richard Meili outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Richard Meili in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Richard Meili in simple terms?

Richard Meili (February 28, 1900 - July 5, 1991) was an internationally renowned scientist in practical psychology, diagnostics, personality development and intelligence. Biography Meili studied at the University of Jena, University of Bern and University of Berlin.

Why does Richard Meili matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Richard Meili?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Richard Meili.