Edward Thorndike was an influential American psychologist born on August 31, 1874 in Massachusetts. He is best known for his work in the field of educational psychology, particularly his theory of the "Law of Effect". He was also a pioneer in the field of animal behavior and intelligence. His work has had a lasting impact on the field of psychology and education. His net worth, biography, age, height, family and career updates are widely available online.
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Psychologist who proposed influential theories on learning and human behavior, leading the way for modern educational psychology. He was also the president of the American Psychological Association and a member of the board of the Psychological Corporation.
He was the first psychologist to carry out experimental research on non-human subjects, with his doctoral thesis focusing on animal intelligence.
To help with the army enlistment efforts in WWI he devised two multiple choice tests used to classify recruits; Alpha tests were given to all soldiers who could read, and Beta tests, with pictures, to soldiers who couldn't.
He had five children with wife Elizabeth Moulton.
As with another prominent psychologist, Lewis Terman, his views on human intelligence were often shaped by his belief in eugenics.
