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. Edward Thorndike actanimalassociate Change image and share on social
On the whole, the psychological work of the last quarter of the nineteenth century emphasized the study of consciousness to the neglect of the total life of intellect and character. Edward Thorndike centurycharacterconsciousness Change image and share on social
The restriction of studies of human intellect and character to studies of conscious states was not without influence on a scientific studies of animal psychology. Edward Thorndike animalcharacterconscious Change image and share on social
Psychology helps to measure the probability that an aim is attainable. Edward Thorndike aimattainablehelp Change image and share on social
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. Edward Thorndike bodyenergyhuman share on social
Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man. Edward Thorndike animalbehaviorcharacter Change image and share on social
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. Edward Thorndike acmeanimalassociation Change image and share on social
For origin and development of human faculty we must look to these processes of association in lower animals. Edward Thorndike animalassociationdevelopment Change image and share on social
The un-conscious distortion of the facts is almost harmless compared to the unconscious neglect of an animal's mental life until it verges on the unusual and marvelous. Edward Thorndike animalcompareconscious Change image and share on social
The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare. Edward Thorndike circumstancefunctionintellect Change image and share on social
