Erik Erikson
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Erik Erikson was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst best known for his theory of psychosocial development across the lifespan and the concept of an identity crisis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erik Erikson canonical | 2 |
| Erikson | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erik Erikson Context triple: [Sigmund Freud, influenced, Erik Erikson]
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A.
Rollo May
Rollo May was an American existential psychologist and author known for integrating existential philosophy with psychotherapy and exploring themes of anxiety, freedom, and human choice.
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B.
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for developing the hierarchy of needs theory, which emphasizes human motivation and self-actualization.
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C.
Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler was an Austrian physician and psychotherapist who founded individual psychology, emphasizing feelings of inferiority, social interest, and the drive for significance in human behavior.
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D.
G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall was an American psychologist and educator who founded the first psychology research laboratory in the United States and became the first president of the American Psychological Association.
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E.
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of humanistic psychology, best known for developing client-centered (person-centered) therapy.
- 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: Erik Erikson Target entity description: Erik Erikson was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst best known for his theory of psychosocial development across the lifespan and the concept of an identity crisis.
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A.
Rollo May
Rollo May was an American existential psychologist and author known for integrating existential philosophy with psychotherapy and exploring themes of anxiety, freedom, and human choice.
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B.
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for developing the hierarchy of needs theory, which emphasizes human motivation and self-actualization.
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C.
Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler was an Austrian physician and psychotherapist who founded individual psychology, emphasizing feelings of inferiority, social interest, and the drive for significance in human behavior.
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D.
G. Stanley Hall
G. Stanley Hall was an American psychologist and educator who founded the first psychology research laboratory in the United States and became the first president of the American Psychological Association.
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E.
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of humanistic psychology, best known for developing client-centered (person-centered) therapy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-American
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developmental psychologist ⓘ human ⓘ psychoanalyst ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Vienna Psychoanalytic Society
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surface form:
Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute
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| awardReceived |
National Book Award for Arts and Letters
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surface form:
National Book Award for Philosophy and Religion
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction ⓘ
surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
|
| awardReceivedFor | Gandhi's Truth ⓘ |
| birthName |
Erik Homburger
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Erik Salomonsen ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| conceptCoined | identity crisis ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-06-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-05-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Montessori school in Vienna ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
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Menninger Foundation ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Jewish mother ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
developmental psychology
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ego psychology ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
developmental psychology
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ego psychology ⓘ identity theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anna Freud
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Sigmund Freud ⓘ psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of identity crisis
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eight stages of psychosocial development ⓘ theory of psychosocial development ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| name | Erik Erikson self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Childhood and Society
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Gandhi's Truth ⓘ Identity: Youth and Crisis ⓘ Young Man Luther ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Town of Harwich
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surface form:
Harwich, Massachusetts
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| positionHeld | professor of human development ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheran upbringing ⓘ |
| spouse | Joan Erikson ⓘ |
| theory |
eight-stage model of psychosocial development
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lifespan development framework ⓘ |
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Erikson