Psychology: Briefer Course
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"Psychology: Briefer Course" is an abridged and widely used textbook version of William James's seminal work on psychology, designed to present his key ideas in a more accessible form for students.
All labels observed (1)
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| Psychology: Briefer Course canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psychology: Briefer Course Context triple: [William James, notableWork, Psychology: Briefer Course]
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Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
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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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C.
Einleitung in die Geisteswissenschaften
Einleitung in die Geisteswissenschaften is a foundational work by Wilhelm Dilthey that systematically outlines the theoretical basis and methodology of the human sciences in contrast to the natural sciences.
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D.
Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology
Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology is a foundational psychological work by Wilhelm Wundt that explores the comparative study of mental processes in humans and animals.
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E.
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.
- 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: Psychology: Briefer Course Target entity description: "Psychology: Briefer Course" is an abridged and widely used textbook version of William James's seminal work on psychology, designed to present his key ideas in a more accessible form for students.
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A.
Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
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B.
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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C.
Einleitung in die Geisteswissenschaften
Einleitung in die Geisteswissenschaften is a foundational work by Wilhelm Dilthey that systematically outlines the theoretical basis and methodology of the human sciences in contrast to the natural sciences.
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D.
Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology
Lectures on Human and Animal Psychology is a foundational psychological work by Wilhelm Wundt that explores the comparative study of mental processes in humans and animals.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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psychology textbook ⓘ |
| author | William James ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Principles of Psychology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationalLevel |
college
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university ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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psychology ⓘ |
| hasForm | abridged edition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | teaching of psychology in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | students ⓘ |
| intendedUse | textbook ⓘ |
| isAbridgedVersionOf | The Principles of Psychology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing William James’s psychological theories in a concise format ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
functionalism in psychology
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pragmatism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publisherType | academic publisher ⓘ |
| purpose | to present William James’s key psychological ideas in a more accessible form ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Talks to Teachers on Psychology
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surface form:
Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life’s Ideals
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| style | didactic ⓘ |
| subject |
attention
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consciousness ⓘ emotion ⓘ habit ⓘ psychology ⓘ self ⓘ will ⓘ |
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