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Psychologist

Edward Thorndike was a prominent psychologist, born on August 31, 1874, and died on August 9, 1949. He made significant contributions to the field of psychology, particularly in the areas of learning theory and animal psychology.

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“Amongst the minds of animals that of man leads, not as a demigod from another planet, but as a king from the same race.”

Men Mind Animal Race Planets Kings Demigods

Book:The Evolution of the Human Intellect

Source: The Evolution of the Human Intellect

“The real difference between a man's scientific judgments about himself and the judgment of others about him is he has added sources of knowledge.”

Men Real Differences Source Judgment Judgment Of Others

Book:Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies

Source: Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies

“Human education is concerned with certain changes in the intellects, characters and behavior of men, its problems being roughly included under these four topics: Aims, materials, means and methods.”

Men Humans Mean Character Problem Certain Education Four Materials Behavior Concerned Aim Method Intellect Topics

Author:Edward Thorndike

“This growth in the number, speed of formation, permanence, delicacy and complexity of associations possible for an animal reaches its acme in the case of man.”

Men Growth Animal Numbers Cases Speed Complexity Association Formation Permanence Delicacy

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“Nowhere more truly than in his mental capacities is man a part of nature.”

Men Nature Capacity

Book:Psychology and the Science of Education: Selected Writings

Source: Psychology and the Science of Education: Selected Writings

“Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man.”

Men Character Science Animal Psychology Behavior Including Intellect

Author:Edward Thorndike

“From the lowest animals of which we can affirm intelligence up to man this type of intellect is found.”

Men Found Animal Type Intellect Lowest

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“To the intelligent man with an interest in human nature it must often appear strange that so much of the energy of the scientific world has been spent on the study of the body and so little on the study of the mind.”

Men World Mind Humans Littles Has Beens Body Energy Interest Nature Study Human Nature Strange Intelligent Intelligent Man

Book:Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies

Source: Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies

About the Author

Born: August 31, 1874
Died: August 9, 1949
Known for: Psychologist
Quotes: 28

Books & Sources

Animal Intelligence: Experimental StudiesRelated source material

Animal Intelligence: An Experimental Study of the Associative Processes in AnimalsRelated source material

Psychology and the Science of Education: Selected WritingsRelated source material

The Evolution of the Human IntellectRelated source material

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