lost-letter experiment
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The lost-letter experiment is a classic social psychology study that measured public attitudes and helping behavior by tracking whether mislaid, addressed letters were mailed by people who found them.
All labels observed (1)
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| lost-letter experiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21204836 — 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: lost-letter experiment Context triple: [Stanley Milgram, knownFor, lost-letter experiment]
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Unsent Letters
Unsent Letters is a work by British novelist and academic Malcolm Bradbury, reflecting his characteristic wit and insight into contemporary life and literature.
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The Lost Letter
"The Lost Letter" is a humorous and fantastical short story by Nikolai Gogol, included in his early Ukrainian-themed collection *Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka*.
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C.
The Letter That Never Came
"The Letter That Never Came" is a sentimental popular song by American songwriter Paul Dresser, characteristic of his late-19th-century parlor ballad style.
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The Letter Writer (attributed)
The Letter Writer (attributed) is a genre painting traditionally linked to Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Verkolje, depicting an intimate scene of letter writing in a refined interior.
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E.
Tear Stained Letter
"Tear Stained Letter" is a song notably covered by Johnny Cash on his album *American IV: The Man Comes Around*, blending country and roots influences with his signature storytelling style.
- 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: lost-letter experiment Target entity description: The lost-letter experiment is a classic social psychology study that measured public attitudes and helping behavior by tracking whether mislaid, addressed letters were mailed by people who found them.
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A.
Unsent Letters
Unsent Letters is a work by British novelist and academic Malcolm Bradbury, reflecting his characteristic wit and insight into contemporary life and literature.
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B.
The Lost Letter
"The Lost Letter" is a humorous and fantastical short story by Nikolai Gogol, included in his early Ukrainian-themed collection *Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka*.
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C.
The Letter That Never Came
"The Letter That Never Came" is a sentimental popular song by American songwriter Paul Dresser, characteristic of his late-19th-century parlor ballad style.
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D.
The Letter Writer (attributed)
The Letter Writer (attributed) is a genre painting traditionally linked to Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Verkolje, depicting an intimate scene of letter writing in a refined interior.
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E.
Tear Stained Letter
"Tear Stained Letter" is a song notably covered by Johnny Cash on his album *American IV: The Man Comes Around*, blending country and roots influences with his signature storytelling style.
- F. None of above. chosen
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