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edward lee thorndike (n)
United States educational psychologist (1874-1949)
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United States educational psychologist (1874-1949)
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Edward Lee Thorndike was a pioneering American psychologist and educator who made significant contributions to the fields of learning theory and educational psychology.
Thorndike's work on animal learning laid the foundation for behaviorism, a school of psychology that emphasized the role of observable behavior in understanding and modifying human behavior.
Thorndike's Law of Effect, which states that rewarded behaviors are more likely to be repeated while punished behaviors are less likely to be repeated, remains a fundamental principle in understanding animal and human learning.
Thorndike's puzzle boxes, in which animals were required to manipulate objects to escape, provided valuable insights into the process of trial-and-error learning.
