Wolfgang Prinz
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Wolfgang Prinz is a German cognitive psychologist known for his influential work on action control, perception–action links, and the theoretical foundations of consciousness and self-representation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Wolfgang Prinz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9955534 — 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: Wolfgang Prinz Context triple: [Prinz, hasNotableBearer, Wolfgang Prinz]
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Max-Hellmuth Ostermann
Max-Hellmuth Ostermann was a highly decorated German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Albin Schelbert
Albin Schelbert is a mountaineer known for being part of the team that made the first successful ascent of Dhaulagiri, one of the world’s highest peaks.
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C.
Boris Stürmer
Boris Stürmer was a conservative Russian statesman who briefly served as Prime Minister of the Russian Empire during World War I, becoming associated with the regime’s political crisis and decline before the 1917 revolutions.
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D.
Olkmar Fichtner
Olkmar Fichtner is a German local politician who has served as the mayor of the city of Naumburg (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt.
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E.
Armin Schenk
Armin Schenk is a German local politician who serves as the mayor of the town of Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Saxony-Anhalt.
- 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: Wolfgang Prinz Target entity description: Wolfgang Prinz is a German cognitive psychologist known for his influential work on action control, perception–action links, and the theoretical foundations of consciousness and self-representation.
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A.
Max-Hellmuth Ostermann
Max-Hellmuth Ostermann was a highly decorated German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Albin Schelbert
Albin Schelbert is a mountaineer known for being part of the team that made the first successful ascent of Dhaulagiri, one of the world’s highest peaks.
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C.
Boris Stürmer
Boris Stürmer was a conservative Russian statesman who briefly served as Prime Minister of the Russian Empire during World War I, becoming associated with the regime’s political crisis and decline before the 1917 revolutions.
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D.
Olkmar Fichtner
Olkmar Fichtner is a German local politician who has served as the mayor of the city of Naumburg (Saale) in Saxony-Anhalt.
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E.
Armin Schenk
Armin Schenk is a German local politician who serves as the mayor of the town of Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Saxony-Anhalt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cognitive psychologist
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human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
theoretical foundations of consciousness
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theoretical foundations of self-representation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bonn
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University of Munich ⓘ
linked to:
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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| employer |
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
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Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research ⓘ
linked to:
Max Planck Institute for Human Ethology
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| fieldOfWork |
action control
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cognitive psychology ⓘ consciousness studies ⓘ experimental psychology ⓘ perception–action coupling ⓘ self-representation ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
cognitive science
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psychology ⓘ |
| hasPublishedIn |
Cognition
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Consciousness and Cognition ⓘ Psychological Research ⓘ |
| hasRole |
researcher
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theorist in cognitive psychology ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on imitation and action representation
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theories of the self in cognitive science ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
common coding theory of perception and action
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research on action control ⓘ research on perception–action links ⓘ theoretical work on consciousness ⓘ theoretical work on self-representation ⓘ |
| notableIdea | common coding approach to perception and action ⓘ |
| occupation | cognitive psychologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
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director at Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wolfgang Prinz Description of subject: Wolfgang Prinz is a German cognitive psychologist known for his influential work on action control, perception–action links, and the theoretical foundations of consciousness and self-representation.
Referenced by (1)
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