The Organization of Behavior
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The Organization of Behavior is a landmark 1949 book by psychologist Donald Hebb that introduced the influential theory of Hebbian learning to explain how neural networks underlie learning and behavior.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Organization of Behavior canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11002804 — 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: The Organization of Behavior Context triple: [Donald Hebb, knownFor, The Organization of Behavior]
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A.
The Structure of Behavior
The Structure of Behavior is a foundational philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critiques both empiricism and intellectualism while developing a phenomenological account of perception and embodied behavior.
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B.
Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It
"Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It" is John B. Watson’s 1913 manifesto that launched behaviorism by redefining psychology as the objective study of observable behavior rather than consciousness.
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C.
Principles of Physiological Psychology
Principles of Physiological Psychology is Wilhelm Wundt’s foundational work that helped establish psychology as an experimental and scientific discipline by linking mental processes to physiological mechanisms.
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D.
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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E.
The ABC of Psychology
The ABC of Psychology is an introductory psychology book by C. K. Ogden that explains fundamental psychological concepts in a clear, accessible manner.
- 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: The Organization of Behavior Target entity description: The Organization of Behavior is a landmark 1949 book by psychologist Donald Hebb that introduced the influential theory of Hebbian learning to explain how neural networks underlie learning and behavior.
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A.
The Structure of Behavior
The Structure of Behavior is a foundational philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critiques both empiricism and intellectualism while developing a phenomenological account of perception and embodied behavior.
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B.
Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It
"Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It" is John B. Watson’s 1913 manifesto that launched behaviorism by redefining psychology as the objective study of observable behavior rather than consciousness.
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C.
Principles of Physiological Psychology
Principles of Physiological Psychology is Wilhelm Wundt’s foundational work that helped establish psychology as an experimental and scientific discipline by linking mental processes to physiological mechanisms.
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D.
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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E.
The ABC of Psychology
The ABC of Psychology is an introductory psychology book by C. K. Ogden that explains fundamental psychological concepts in a clear, accessible manner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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neuroscience book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| author |
Donald O. Hebb
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linked to:
Donald Hebb
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| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describes | Hebbian theory ⓘ |
| field |
behavioral science
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cognitive science ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
neural basis of learning
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organization of neural activity ⓘ relationship between brain and behavior ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
memory research
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models of associative learning ⓘ modern theories of synaptic plasticity ⓘ neural network modeling ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic in learning theory
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foundational text in neuroscience ⓘ landmark work in psychology ⓘ |
| influenced |
artificial neural networks
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cognitive psychology ⓘ computational neuroscience ⓘ connectionism ⓘ learning theory ⓘ neuropsychological models of memory ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
Hebbian learning rule
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linked to:
Hebbian learning
cell assembly ⓘ phase sequence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hebbian learning
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behavior ⓘ cell assemblies ⓘ learning ⓘ neural networks ⓘ neuropsychology ⓘ synaptic plasticity ⓘ |
| proposes | neurons that fire together wire together ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Wiley
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linked to:
John Wiley & Sons
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| relatedTo |
Donald O. Hebb
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linked to:
Donald Hebb
Hebbian learning ⓘ associative learning ⓘ synaptic modification ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
behaviorist-influenced
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connectionist ⓘ neurophysiological ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | mid-20th century psychology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Organization of Behavior Description of subject: The Organization of Behavior is a landmark 1949 book by psychologist Donald Hebb that introduced the influential theory of Hebbian learning to explain how neural networks underlie learning and behavior.
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