Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man. – Edward Thorndike
Human education is concerned with certain changes in the intellects, characters and behavior of men, its problems being roughly included under these four topics: Aims, materials, means and methods. – Edward Thorndike
There is no reasoning, no process of inference or comparison there is no thinking about things, no putting two and two together there are no ideas – the animal does not think of the box or of the food or of the act he is to perform. – Edward Thorndike
From the lowest animals of which we can affirm intelligence up to man this type of intellect is found. – Edward Thorndike