Edward Lee Thorndike

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
gptkb:psychologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Wesleyan_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:APA_Distinguished_Scientific_Contribution_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1874-08-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Williamsburg,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_Ladd_Thorndike
gptkbp:contributedTo examination
standardized testing
gptkbp:deathDate 1949-08-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Montrose,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:William_James
gptkbp:field learning theory
psychology
educational psychology
animal psychology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Lee Thorndike
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_B._Watson
gptkb:B.F._Skinner
behaviorism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:William_James
gptkbp:knownFor connectionism
educational measurement
law of effect
puzzle box experiments
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Psychological_Association
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Robert_S._Woodworth
gptkb:Arthur_I._Gates
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:American_Psychological_Association
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Human_Nature_and_the_Social_Order_(1902)
gptkb:Animal_Intelligence_(1898)
gptkb:Educational_Psychology_(1903)
gptkb:The_Measurement_of_Intelligence_(1926)
gptkb:The_Psychology_of_Learning_(1914)
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Sleepy_Hollow_Cemetery,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Moulton
gptkbp:theory connectionism
law of effect
trial and error learning
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Teachers_College,_Columbia_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lynn_Thorndike
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6