Edward L. Thorndike

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
gptkb:psychologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Wesleyan_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:APA_Distinguished_Scientific_Contribution_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1874-08-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Williamsburg,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_Ladd_Thorndike
gptkbp:contribution learning theory
educational measurement
law of effect
standardized testing
law of exercise
law of readiness
gptkbp:deathDate 1949-08-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Montrose,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:William_James
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Journal_of_Educational_Psychology
gptkbp:experimentType puzzle box
gptkbp:field learning theory
psychology
educational psychology
animal psychology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward L. Thorndike
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:B._F._Skinner
gptkb:John_B._Watson
behaviorism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_James
gptkbp:knownFor connectionism
law of effect
puzzle box experiments
contributions to educational testing
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Psychological_Association
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Animal_Intelligence_(1898)
gptkb:Educational_Psychology_(1903)
gptkb:The_Fundamentals_of_Learning_(1932)
gptkb:The_Measurement_of_Intelligence_(1926)
gptkb:The_Psychology_of_Learning_(1914)
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Psychological_Association
1912
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Sleepy_Hollow_Cemetery,_Sleepy_Hollow,_New_York
gptkbp:signature Edward L Thorndike signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Moulton
gptkbp:theory connectionism
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Teachers_College,_Columbia_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clark_L._Hull
gptkb:James_McKeen_Cattell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5