Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology
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Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology is a foundational psychological work by Wilhelm Wundt that explores the comparative study of mental processes in humans and animals.
All labels observed (2)
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| Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology canonical | 2 |
| Vorlesungen über die Menschen- und Tierseele | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology Context triple: [Wilhelm Wundt, notableWork, Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology]
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A.
The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
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B.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
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C.
Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
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D.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
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E.
The Analysis of Sensations
The Analysis of Sensations is Ernst Mach’s influential philosophical and scientific treatise that examines perception and experience to argue for an empiricist, anti-metaphysical view of the physical world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology Target entity description: Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology is a foundational psychological work by Wilhelm Wundt that explores the comparative study of mental processes in humans and animals.
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A.
The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
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B.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
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C.
Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
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D.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
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E.
The Analysis of Sensations
The Analysis of Sensations is Ernst Mach’s influential philosophical and scientific treatise that examines perception and experience to argue for an empiricist, anti-metaphysical view of the physical world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| approach |
comparative study of humans and animals
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physiological psychology perspective ⓘ |
| author | Wilhelm Wundt ⓘ |
| authorNationality | German ⓘ |
| compares |
animal mental processes
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human mental processes ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of comparative psychology
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development of scientific psychology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| discipline | psychology ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
animal psychology
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comparative psychology ⓘ experimental psychology ⓘ human psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
analysis of conscious experience
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systematic observation of behavior ⓘ |
| genre | academic literature ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology ⓘ |
| hasPart | lectures ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
associationist psychology
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empiricism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
scholars of psychology
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students of psychology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the foundation of experimental psychology
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early systematic treatment of comparative psychology ⓘ linking human and animal mental life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Vorlesungen über die Menschen- und Tierseele
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linked to:
Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology
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| publicationYear | 1863 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Principles of Physiological Psychology ⓘ |
| subject |
association of ideas
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consciousness ⓘ emotion ⓘ mental processes ⓘ perception ⓘ sensation ⓘ volition ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
physiological psychology
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structuralism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th-century psychology ⓘ |
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Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology
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originalTitle
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Vorlesungen über die Menschen- und Tierseele
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linked to: Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology
Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology
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Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology
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