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He put cats in puzzle boxes and timed how long it took them to escape — then built a theory of learning that shaped a century of classrooms. His "law of effect" made reinforcement the lever of behavior change.
Edward Lee Thorndike was born August 31, 1874, and spent nearly his entire career at Teachers College, Columbia University. His comparative psychology experiments led to his theory of connectionism, laying the scientific foundation for educational psychology. The law of effect — his core contribution — established that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences are more likely to recur, giving empirical shape to reinforcement theory and behavior analysis. He also applied his methods to industrial problems like employee testing. He served as president of the American Psychological Associatio…
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Selective breeding can alter man's capacity to learn, to keep sane, to cherish justice or to be happy.
Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man.
Psychology helps to measure the probability that an aim is attainable.
The intellectual evolution of the race consists in an increase in the number, delicacy, complexity, permanence and speed of formation of such associations.
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