Tamara Dembo
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Tamara Dembo was a Gestalt psychologist known for her pioneering work on frustration, anger, and rehabilitation, and for extending Kurt Lewin’s field theory to the study of human motivation and behavior.
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| Tamara Dembo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6838867 — 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: Tamara Dembo Context triple: [Kurt Koffka, notableStudent, Tamara Dembo]
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A.
Tamara Hurwitz
Tamara Hurwitz is an American modern dancer and choreographer known for her long career in contemporary dance and her marriage to actor Bill Pullman.
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Tamara Geva
Tamara Geva was a Russian-American dancer and actress known for her early collaborations with choreographer George Balanchine and her influential work on Broadway and in modern ballet.
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C.
Emma Berman
Emma Berman is an American voice actress best known for voicing Giulia Marcovaldo in Pixar's animated film "Luca."
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D.
Rita Gilman
Rita Gilman was the wife of American film actor Wallace Beery, known primarily for her marriage to the prominent Hollywood star.
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E.
Ann Biderman
Ann Biderman is an American screenwriter and television creator known for her work on crime dramas such as the film "Public Enemies" and the TV series "Southland" and "Ray Donovan."
- 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: Tamara Dembo Target entity description: Tamara Dembo was a Gestalt psychologist known for her pioneering work on frustration, anger, and rehabilitation, and for extending Kurt Lewin’s field theory to the study of human motivation and behavior.
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A.
Tamara Hurwitz
Tamara Hurwitz is an American modern dancer and choreographer known for her long career in contemporary dance and her marriage to actor Bill Pullman.
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B.
Tamara Geva
Tamara Geva was a Russian-American dancer and actress known for her early collaborations with choreographer George Balanchine and her influential work on Broadway and in modern ballet.
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C.
Emma Berman
Emma Berman is an American voice actress best known for voicing Giulia Marcovaldo in Pixar's animated film "Luca."
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D.
Rita Gilman
Rita Gilman was the wife of American film actor Wallace Beery, known primarily for her marriage to the prominent Hollywood star.
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E.
Ann Biderman
Ann Biderman is an American screenwriter and television creator known for her work on crime dramas such as the film "Public Enemies" and the TV series "Southland" and "Ray Donovan."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gestalt psychologist
ⓘ
psychologist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | experimental psychology ⓘ |
| approach |
experimental study of life space and barriers
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field-theoretical analysis of motivation ⓘ |
| citizenshipChange | emigrated from Europe to the United States ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
application of field theory to disability and adjustment
ⓘ
development of rehabilitation psychology as a field ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-05-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-10-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
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linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Frankfurt ⓘ
linked to:
Goethe University Frankfurt
|
| employer |
Clark University
ⓘ
Clark University Department of Psychology ⓘ Mount Holyoke College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Gestalt psychology
ⓘ
motivation psychology ⓘ psychology ⓘ rehabilitation psychology ⓘ social psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
psychological reactions to physical impairment
ⓘ
subjective experience of disability ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Kurt Lewin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extending Kurt Lewin’s field theory to human behavior
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extending Kurt Lewin’s field theory to human motivation ⓘ pioneering work on anger ⓘ pioneering work on frustration ⓘ pioneering work on rehabilitation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement | Gestalt psychology ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Beatrice Wright
ⓘ
J. E. R. Staddon ⓘ |
| notableWork | experimental studies of anger and frustration ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baku ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
anger
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field theory in psychology ⓘ frustration ⓘ human motivation ⓘ rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Kurt Lewin
ⓘ
Max Wertheimer ⓘ Wolfgang Köhler ⓘ |
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