Thorndike

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Thorndike is a surname most notably associated with Edward L. Thorndike, an influential American psychologist known for his work on learning theory and the law of effect.

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instanceOf human
surname
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Columbia University
Harvard University
Wesleyan University NERFINISHED
employer Teachers College, Columbia University NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork educational psychology
learning theory
psychology
hasFamilyName Thorndike NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Edward NERFINISHED
influenced B. F. Skinner NERFINISHED
behaviorist psychology
influencedBy William James NERFINISHED
knownFor contributions to behaviorism
law of effect NERFINISHED
puzzle box experiments with animals
work on animal intelligence
languageOfOrigin English
mainTheory law of effect NERFINISHED
movement early behaviorism
notableConcept connectionism (in psychology)
notableWork Animal Intelligence: An Experimental Study of the Associative Processes in Animals NERFINISHED
Educational Psychology NERFINISHED
notablyAssociatedWith Edward L. Thorndike NERFINISHED
occupation psychologist
university professor
placeOfWork New York City NERFINISHED
researchFocus individual differences
measurement in education
trial-and-error learning
sexOrGender male
usedAs surname

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Edward L. Thorndike familyName Thorndike
Sybil Thorndike familyName Thorndike
Palmer, Massachusetts, United States hasVillage Thorndike
subject surface form: Palmer, Massachusetts