Edward Thorndike was an early psychologist who introduced the law of effect and became known as the founder of modern educational psychology.
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Edward Thorndike, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Rochester, made pathbreaking contributions to the study of matter.
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The following narrative is based on the department colloquium presented by Dr. Jeff Laurent on April 20, 2018, titled, “Psychology at Western Before There...
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Instrumental conditioning (operant conditioning) was first described by B.F. Skinner. It uses reinforcement or punishment to encourage or...
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On a balmy Tuesday afternoon, I sat down in the empty WesWings restaurant to interview Ed Thorndike '89. Thorndike is the owner and...
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In 1911, the psychologist Edward Thorndike proposed a fundamental law of animal behavior called the Law of Effect. Reward a behavior, and it...
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In the late 19th Century, Psychologist Edward Thorndike proposed his 'Law of Effect' stating that behavior that produces a satisfying effect...
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Columbia is changing the name of a building named after a man who held racist, sexist, and antisemitic ideals.
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Psychology... is a purely objective experimental branch of natural science. Its theoretical goal is the prediction and control of behavior.
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When Thorndike's presented his dissertation in 1898, it mark the beginning period of the field known as experimental analysis of behavior.
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