William James Fellow Award
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The William James Fellow Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Association for Psychological Science to recognize a lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| APS William James Fellow Award | 1 |
| William James Fellow Award canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10000049 — 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: William James Fellow Award Context triple: [Paul Ekman, awardReceived, William James Fellow Award]
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A.
Frank J. Goodnow Award
The Frank J. Goodnow Award is a prestigious honor presented by the American Political Science Association to recognize distinguished service to the profession of political science.
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B.
Donald P. Eckman Award
The Donald P. Eckman Award is a prestigious honor in control theory and engineering that recognizes outstanding early-career contributions to the field.
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C.
William James Book Award
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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D.
Richard H. Emmons Award
The Richard H. Emmons Award is a prestigious honor in astronomy education recognizing outstanding contributions to the teaching and public understanding of astronomy.
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E.
John A. Bonner Medal
The John A. Bonner Medal is an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award recognizing outstanding service and dedicated contributions to the motion picture industry.
- 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 Fellow Award Target entity description: The William James Fellow Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Association for Psychological Science to recognize a lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology.
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A.
Frank J. Goodnow Award
The Frank J. Goodnow Award is a prestigious honor presented by the American Political Science Association to recognize distinguished service to the profession of political science.
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B.
Donald P. Eckman Award
The Donald P. Eckman Award is a prestigious honor in control theory and engineering that recognizes outstanding early-career contributions to the field.
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C.
William James Book Award
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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D.
Richard H. Emmons Award
The Richard H. Emmons Award is a prestigious honor in astronomy education recognizing outstanding contributions to the teaching and public understanding of astronomy.
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E.
John A. Bonner Medal
The John A. Bonner Medal is an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award recognizing outstanding service and dedicated contributions to the motion picture industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychology award
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scientific award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
APS William James Fellow Award
ⓘ
linked to:
William James Fellow Award
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| associatedOrganization |
APS Board of Directors
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linked to:
APS Council or Board
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| awardFor |
lifetime achievement in psychological science
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significant intellectual contributions to basic psychological science ⓘ |
| category | lifetime achievement award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| discipline | psychological science ⓘ |
| field | psychology ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| honours | basic research in psychology ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William James ⓘ |
| namedForNationality | American ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | psychologist ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Amos Tversky
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Anne Treisman ⓘ Daniel Kahneman ⓘ Eleanor Rosch ⓘ Elizabeth Loftus ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth F. Loftus
Endel Tulving ⓘ George A. Miller ⓘ Herbert A. Simon ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert Simon
Jerome Bruner ⓘ Michael I. Posner ⓘ Richard Nisbett ⓘ Steven Pinker ⓘ Susan Fiske ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awards-and-honors/william-james-fellow-award ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Association for Psychological Science ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize a lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
scientific impact of research
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sustained contributions over a scientific career ⓘ theoretical innovation in psychology ⓘ |
| sponsor | Association for Psychological Science ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William James Fellow Award Description of subject: The William James Fellow Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Association for Psychological Science to recognize a lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: William James Fellow Award