Eric Berne Eric Berne Eric Berne (May 10, 1910 – July 15, 1970) was a Canadian-born psychiatrist who, in the middle of the 20th century, created the theory of transactional analysis as a way of explaining human behavior. Berne’s theory of transactional analysis was based on the ideas of Freud but was distinctly different. Freudian psychotherapists focused on talk therapy as a way of gaining insight to their patient’s personalities. Berne believed that insight could be better discovered by analyzing patients’ social transactions. Berne was among the first psychiatrists to apply game theory to the field of psychiatry, along with the famed
Methodology (journal) Methodology (journal) Methodology: European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences is a biannual peer-reviewed scientific journal covering social and behavioral science research methodology. It was established in 2005 from the merger of two other journals: Metodologia de las Ciencias del Comportamiento and Methods of Psychological Research-Online. It is published by Hogrefe Publishing on behalf of the European Association of Methodology, of which it is the official journal. The editors-in-chief are Jost Reinecke (University of Bielefeld) and José-Luis Padilla (University of Granada). According to the "Journal Citation Reports", the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.143.