Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development
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Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development is an 1883 work by Francis Galton that helped found the fields of differential psychology and eugenics by exploring the measurement and hereditary nature of human mental and physical traits.
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| Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development canonical | 1 |
| Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development Context triple: [Francis Galton, notableWork, Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development]
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A.
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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B.
Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man
Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Thomas Reid that systematically defends common sense realism and analyzes human cognitive faculties such as perception, memory, and reasoning.
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C.
The Mind and Its Place in Nature
The Mind and Its Place in Nature is a 1925 philosophical work by C. D. Broad that systematically analyzes theories of mind–body relations and helped shape early 20th-century philosophy of mind.
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D.
Ten Stages of the Development of Mind
Ten Stages of the Development of Mind is a seminal Buddhist treatise by Kobo Daishi that systematically outlines progressive levels of spiritual and mental awakening.
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E.
The Principles of Psychology
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.
- 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: Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development Target entity description: Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development is an 1883 work by Francis Galton that helped found the fields of differential psychology and eugenics by exploring the measurement and hereditary nature of human mental and physical traits.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man
Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Thomas Reid that systematically defends common sense realism and analyzes human cognitive faculties such as perception, memory, and reasoning.
-
C.
The Mind and Its Place in Nature
The Mind and Its Place in Nature is a 1925 philosophical work by C. D. Broad that systematically analyzes theories of mind–body relations and helped shape early 20th-century philosophy of mind.
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D.
Ten Stages of the Development of Mind
Ten Stages of the Development of Mind is a seminal Buddhist treatise by Kobo Daishi that systematically outlines progressive levels of spiritual and mental awakening.
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E.
The Principles of Psychology
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific work ⓘ |
| author | Francis Galton ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of eugenics
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founding of differential psychology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
hereditary nature of human traits
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measurement of human mental traits ⓘ measurement of human physical traits ⓘ |
| field |
eugenics
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psychology ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| hasEthicalIssues | promotion of eugenic ideas ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Victorian era science ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of psychometrics
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early intelligence testing ⓘ later eugenics movements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of quantitative methods in psychology
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role in the history of eugenics ⓘ systematic study of individual differences ⓘ |
| proposes | systematic measurement of human faculties ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1883 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Hereditary Genius ⓘ |
| subject |
anthropometry
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biometrics ⓘ differential psychology ⓘ eugenics ⓘ hereditary genius ⓘ heredity ⓘ human intelligence ⓘ individual differences ⓘ mental testing ⓘ psychometrics ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
correlation of traits
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statistical analysis ⓘ |
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