Murray Sidman
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Murray Sidman was an American behavioral psychologist best known for his pioneering work in experimental analysis of behavior and the development of the Sidman avoidance procedure.
All labels observed (1)
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| Murray Sidman canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1580317 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Murray Sidman Context triple: [Murray, hasNotableBearer, Murray Sidman]
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A.
Edward L. Thorndike
Edward L. Thorndike was an American psychologist and pioneer in educational psychology and learning theory, best known for his work on animal intelligence and the formulation of the law of effect.
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B.
John B. Watson
John B. Watson was an American psychologist who founded the school of behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior over introspection.
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C.
Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist best known for his pioneering research on classical conditioning, which profoundly shaped the fields of psychology and behaviorism.
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D.
Wolfgang Köhler
Wolfgang Köhler was a German psychologist and key figure in Gestalt psychology, known for his pioneering research on insight learning and problem-solving in animals.
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E.
James McKeen Cattell
James McKeen Cattell was an influential American psychologist and early psychometrician who helped establish experimental psychology and mental testing in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Murray Sidman Target entity description: Murray Sidman was an American behavioral psychologist best known for his pioneering work in experimental analysis of behavior and the development of the Sidman avoidance procedure.
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A.
Edward L. Thorndike
Edward L. Thorndike was an American psychologist and pioneer in educational psychology and learning theory, best known for his work on animal intelligence and the formulation of the law of effect.
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B.
John B. Watson
John B. Watson was an American psychologist who founded the school of behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior over introspection.
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C.
Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist best known for his pioneering research on classical conditioning, which profoundly shaped the fields of psychology and behaviorism.
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D.
Wolfgang Köhler
Wolfgang Köhler was a German psychologist and key figure in Gestalt psychology, known for his pioneering research on insight learning and problem-solving in animals.
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E.
James McKeen Cattell
James McKeen Cattell was an influential American psychologist and early psychometrician who helped establish experimental psychology and mental testing in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American psychologist
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behavioral psychologist ⓘ experimental procedure ⓘ human ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| appliesTo | avoidance conditioning in animals ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Award for Distinguished Contributions to Basic Research in Behavior Analysis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed | Sidman avoidance procedure ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ |
| employer |
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
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Northeastern University ⓘ Walter Reed Army Institute of Research ⓘ
linked to:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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| fieldOfWork |
behavior analysis
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behavioral psychology ⓘ experimental analysis of behavior ⓘ experimental analysis of behavior ⓘ |
| genre |
behavior-analytic textbooks
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in psychology ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
avoidance learning
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conditional discrimination ⓘ equivalence classes of stimuli ⓘ schedule-controlled behavior ⓘ shock avoidance ⓘ stimulus generalization ⓘ |
| influenced |
applied behavior analysis
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experimental behavior analysis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of coercion in social systems
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conceptual work on stimulus equivalence ⓘ single-subject research design advocacy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Association for Behavior Analysis International ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Sidman avoidance procedure
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contributions to behavior analysis methodology ⓘ research on avoidance conditioning ⓘ research on equivalence relations ⓘ research on stimulus control ⓘ |
| notableStudent | numerous behavior analysts in basic and applied research communities ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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researcher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| wrote |
Coercion and Its Fallout
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Equivalence Relations and Behavior: A Research Story ⓘ Tactics of Scientific Research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Murray Sidman Description of subject: Murray Sidman was an American behavioral psychologist best known for his pioneering work in experimental analysis of behavior and the development of the Sidman avoidance procedure.
Referenced by (5)
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