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.

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These are some quotes by American author Edward Thorndike Psychologist, who lived between August 31, 1874 and August 9, 1949.

Quotes by Edward Thorndike

Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in animals.

Edward Thorndike

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When, instead of merely associating some act with some situation in the animal way, we think the situation out, we have a set of particular feelings of its elements.

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Psychology helps to measure the probability that an aim is attainable.

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