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C. Lloyd Morgan

British psychologist, originator of Morgan's canon (1852-1936) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 84

Conwy Lloyd Morgan, FRS was a British ethologist and psychologist. He is remembered for his theory of emergent evolution, and for the experimental approach to animal psychology now known as Morgan's Canon, a principle that played a major role in behaviourism, insisting that higher mental faculties should only be...

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Croonian Medal and Lecture1901
Fellow of the Royal Society1899

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He is remembered for his theory of emergent evolution, and for the experimental approach to animal psychology now known as Morgan's Canon, a principle that played a major role in behaviourism, insisting that higher mental faculties should only be considered as explanations if lower faculties could not explain a behaviour.

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United Kingdom
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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1852 to 1936 · aged 84