Hans Eysenck
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Hans Eysenck was a prominent 20th-century psychologist known for his influential work on personality theory, intelligence, and the biological basis of individual differences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hans Eysenck canonical | 3 |
| Eysenck | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6824201 — 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: Hans Eysenck Context triple: [Charles Spearman, influenced, Hans Eysenck]
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Raymond Cattell
Raymond Cattell was a British-American psychologist best known for his influential work on personality and intelligence, including the development of the 16PF personality test and the fluid–crystallized intelligence theory.
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B.
Eugene W. Hilgard
Eugene W. Hilgard was a prominent 19th-century soil scientist and geologist known as a pioneer of modern soil science in the United States.
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C.
James Allport
James Allport was a prominent 19th-century British railway engineer and administrator who played a key role in the development and expansion of the Midland Railway network.
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D.
Paul Mowrer
Paul Mowrer was an American journalist and foreign correspondent who won the first Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence in 1929.
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E.
Alexander G. Cattell
Alexander G. Cattell was a 19th-century American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey.
- 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: Hans Eysenck Target entity description: Hans Eysenck was a prominent 20th-century psychologist known for his influential work on personality theory, intelligence, and the biological basis of individual differences.
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A.
Raymond Cattell
Raymond Cattell was a British-American psychologist best known for his influential work on personality and intelligence, including the development of the 16PF personality test and the fluid–crystallized intelligence theory.
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B.
Eugene W. Hilgard
Eugene W. Hilgard was a prominent 19th-century soil scientist and geologist known as a pioneer of modern soil science in the United States.
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C.
James Allport
James Allport was a prominent 19th-century British railway engineer and administrator who played a key role in the development and expansion of the Midland Railway network.
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D.
Paul Mowrer
Paul Mowrer was an American journalist and foreign correspondent who won the first Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence in 1929.
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E.
Alexander G. Cattell
Alexander G. Cattell was a 19th-century American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the British Academy
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine ⓘ |
| child | Michael Eysenck ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
claims about race and intelligence
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claims minimizing health risks of smoking ⓘ methodological criticisms of some clinical outcome studies ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-03-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-09-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University College London ⓘ |
| employer |
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience
ⓘ
King's College London ⓘ
linked to:
King’s College London
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| familyName |
Eysenck
ⓘ
linked to:
Hans Eysenck
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| fieldOfWork |
behavior therapy
ⓘ
biological psychology ⓘ clinical psychology ⓘ intelligence research ⓘ personality psychology ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| givenName | Hans ⓘ |
| influenced |
behavior therapy movement
ⓘ
differential psychology ⓘ personality psychology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Spearman
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Ivan Pavlov ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire
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Eysenck personality theory ⓘ promotion of behavior therapy ⓘ research on biological basis of personality ⓘ research on intelligence ⓘ three-factor model of personality ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Psychological Society ⓘ |
| movement |
behaviorism
ⓘ
scientific racism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dimensions of Personality
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Personality and Individual Differences ⓘ The Biological Basis of Personality ⓘ The Causes and Effects of Smoking ⓘ The Structure of Human Personality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| positionHeld |
Head of the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, London
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Professor of Psychology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Sybil B. G. Eysenck ⓘ |
| theory |
biological and genetic basis of personality traits
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intelligence as largely heritable ⓘ personality as hierarchical traits ⓘ three major personality dimensions: extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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linked to: Hans Eysenck