William James Book Award
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The William James Book Award is a prestigious honor given by the American Psychological Association for outstanding books that integrate and advance knowledge in psychology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William James Book Award canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1726341 — 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: William James Book Award Context triple: [Steven Pinker, awardReceived, William James Book Award]
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A.
Charles E. Merriam Award
The Charles E. Merriam Award is a distinguished honor in political science recognizing outstanding contributions that bridge academic research and practical politics.
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B.
Peabody Institutional Award
The Peabody Institutional Award is a special honor presented by the Peabody Awards to recognize outstanding, long-term contributions to broadcasting and digital media by an organization or institution.
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C.
Buckley Prize
The Buckley Prize is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding theoretical or experimental contributions to condensed matter physics.
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D.
Arthur M. Bueche Award
The Arthur M. Bueche Award is a prestigious honor presented by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering to recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement of science and technology policy and public understanding of engineering.
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E.
American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
The American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award is a prestigious honor recognizing psychologists who have made outstanding theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology.
- 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: William James Book Award Target entity description: The William James Book Award is a prestigious honor given by the American Psychological Association for outstanding books that integrate and advance knowledge in psychology.
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A.
Charles E. Merriam Award
The Charles E. Merriam Award is a distinguished honor in political science recognizing outstanding contributions that bridge academic research and practical politics.
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B.
Peabody Institutional Award
The Peabody Institutional Award is a special honor presented by the Peabody Awards to recognize outstanding, long-term contributions to broadcasting and digital media by an organization or institution.
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C.
Buckley Prize
The Buckley Prize is a prestigious American Physical Society award recognizing outstanding theoretical or experimental contributions to condensed matter physics.
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D.
Arthur M. Bueche Award
The Arthur M. Bueche Award is a prestigious honor presented by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering to recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement of science and technology policy and public understanding of engineering.
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E.
American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
The American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award is a prestigious honor recognizing psychologists who have made outstanding theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book award
ⓘ
literary award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
APA Division 1 (Society for General Psychology)
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linked to:
APA Divisions
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| awardFor |
books that advance knowledge in psychology
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books that integrate knowledge in psychology ⓘ outstanding books in psychology ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| discipline | psychological science ⓘ |
| eligibility | authors of scholarly books in psychology ⓘ |
| field | psychology ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWorks | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William James ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation |
philosopher
ⓘ
psychologist ⓘ |
| notableFor | emphasis on integrative scholarship in psychology ⓘ |
| organizer | American Psychological Association ⓘ |
| partOf | APA awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
APA
ⓘ
American Psychological Association ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
clarity of writing
ⓘ
integration across subfields of psychology ⓘ originality ⓘ scholarly impact ⓘ theoretical contribution to psychology ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | committee review ⓘ |
| sponsor | American Psychological Association ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William James Book Award Description of subject: The William James Book Award is a prestigious honor given by the American Psychological Association for outstanding books that integrate and advance knowledge in psychology.
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