Thorndike, Edward Lee People Educational Psychology Educational and School Psychology

Thorndike, Edward Lee People Educational Psychology Educational and School Psychology

Thorndike, Edward Lee

Edward Lee Thorndike, 1874-1949. American disciple of William James, widely regarded as the father of modern educational psychology.

See Also:

- Concise entry on this figure, from the 2001 edition.
- Short profile with a wide range of related links.
- Biographical profile focusing on his contributions to the development of intelligence theory and testing. Linked to various related articles.
- Biographical profile of this early American psychologist, with an emphasis on his work on animal learning.
- Excerpts on Thorndike from Paola Lionni's book The Leipzig Connection, which assails Thorndike's contribution to the decline of American education due to modern theories of educational psychology.

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