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Edward Thorndike
Edward Lee Thorndike is an American psychologist who has spent most of his career at the College of Education, Columbia University. His work on comparative psychology and the learning process led to the theory of association theory and helped lay the scientific foundation for educational psychology. He also works to solve industry problems, such as exams and employee tests. He was a board member of the Psychology Group and president of the American Psychological Association in 1912. A Survey of General Psychology, published in 2002, ranked Thorndike as the ninth most cited psychologist of the 20th century. Edward Thorndike had a strong impact on reinforcement theory and behavioral analysis, providing the basic framework for empirical laws in psychology, acts with his laws of force. Through his contributions to the field of behavioral psychology, he had a major impact on education, where applicable law had a great influence in the classroom.
BornEdward Lee Thorndike, August 31, 1874, Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States
DiedAugust 9, 1949, Montrose, New York, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationWesleyan University (B.S.), Harvard University (M.A.), Columbia University (Ph.D.)
OccupationPsychologist
EmployerTeachers College, Columbia University
Known forFather of Educational Psychology, Law of Effect, Behavior Modification
TitleProfessor
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Moulton (m. 1900)
Children4, including Frances

About Edward Thorndike

Psychologist Edward Thorndike was born in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States on August 31, 1874. He dies at the age of 74, on August 9, 1949.

Psychologist who pioneered modern educational psychology by proposing influential views on learning and human behavior. He also served on the board of the Psychological Corporation and as president of the American Psychological Association.

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Edward Thorndike before becoming famous

Edward Thorndike was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1874 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

His doctoral thesis on animal intelligence made him the first psychologist to conduct experimental research on non-human creatures.

Achievement of Edward Thorndike

He designed two multiple choice exams to support the army enrollment efforts in WWI; Alpha tests were given to all soldiers who could read, and Beta tests, with pictures, were given to soldiers who couldn't.

Edward Thorndike's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With his wife Elizabeth Moulton, he had five children.

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His ideas on human intellect were often impacted by his conviction in eugenics, as was the case with another notable psychologist, Psychologist Lewis Terman.

Edward Thorndike Income & Net worth

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