Author: Edward Thorndike

Quotes

The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare.

The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare.

- Edward Thorndike

Nowhere more truly than in his mental capacities is man a part of nature.

Nowhere more truly than in his mental capacities is man a part of nature.

- Edward Thorndike

Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man.

Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man.

- Edward Thorndike

The real difference between a man's scientific judgments about himself and the judgment of others about him is he has added sources of knowledge.

The real difference between a man's scientific judgments about himself and the judgment of others about him is he has added sources of knowledge.

- Edward Thorndike

The un-conscious distortion of the facts is almost harmless compared to the unconscious neglect of an animal's mental life until it verges on the unusual and marvelous.

The un-conscious distortion of the facts is almost harmless compared to the unconscious neglect of an animal's mental life until it verges on the unusual and marvelous.

- Edward Thorndike

Just as the science and art of agriculture depend upon chemistry and botany, so the art of education depends upon physiology and psychology.

Just as the science and art of agriculture depend upon chemistry and botany, so the art of education depends upon physiology and psychology.

- Edward Thorndike

Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in animals.

Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in animals.

- Edward Thorndike

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