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C. Lloyd Morgan

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British psychologist, originator of Morgan's canon (1852-1936)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1852 to 1936 · aged 84
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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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1901Croonian Medal and Lecture
1899Fellow of the Royal Society

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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 considered as explanations if lower faculties could not explain a behaviour.

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United Kingdom
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Lived 1852 to 1936 · aged 84
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