The Principles of Psychology
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The Principles of Psychology is an influential 1890 book by William James that helped establish psychology as a scientific discipline and introduced key ideas such as the stream of consciousness and functionalism.
All labels observed (2)
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| The Principles of Psychology canonical | 9 |
| Principles of Psychology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1489069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Principles of Psychology Context triple: [William James, notableWork, The Principles of Psychology]
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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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Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology
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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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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Principles of Physiological Psychology
Principles of Physiological Psychology is Wilhelm Wundt’s foundational work that helped establish psychology as an experimental and scientific discipline by linking mental processes to physiological mechanisms.
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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.
- 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: The Principles of Psychology Target entity description: The Principles of Psychology is an influential 1890 book by William James that helped establish psychology as a scientific discipline and introduced key ideas such as the stream of consciousness and functionalism.
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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.
Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology
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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C.
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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D.
Principles of Physiological Psychology
Principles of Physiological Psychology is Wilhelm Wundt’s foundational work that helped establish psychology as an experimental and scientific discipline by linking mental processes to physiological mechanisms.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| aimedTo | establish psychology as a natural science ⓘ |
| author | William James ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs |
classic in psychology
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foundational work in scientific psychology ⓘ |
| discusses |
James–Lange theory of emotion
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free will and determinism ⓘ habit formation ⓘ instinct ⓘ selective attention ⓘ space perception ⓘ the self as knower and known ⓘ the subconscious ⓘ time perception ⓘ |
| followedBy | Psychology: Briefer Course ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Principles of Psychology
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linked to:
The Principles of Psychology
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| hasPart |
Volume I
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Volume II ⓘ |
| influenced |
American psychology
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behaviorism ⓘ consciousness studies ⓘ functional psychology ⓘ pragmatist philosophy ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
functionalism in psychology
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 1400 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Holt and Company ⓘ |
| subject |
associationism
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attention ⓘ consciousness ⓘ emotion ⓘ functional psychology ⓘ habit ⓘ learning ⓘ memory ⓘ perception ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ psychology ⓘ self ⓘ sensation ⓘ will ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
empiricism
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functionalism ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
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linked to: The Principles of Psychology