Animal Intelligence
Animal Intelligence by Edward L. Thorndike, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on June 28, 2018, is a detailed exploration of comparative psychology focused on learning in animals. This edition comprises 142 pages and is presented in English. The book consolidates Thorndike’s theoretical and empirical contributions, showcasing his systematic experimentation with various animals and tasks in a laboratory setting, which significantly advanced the study of animal behavior as an experimental science.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of animal intelligence, including Thorndike’s influential law of effect, which has shaped the understanding of behaviorism. The text illustrates his insights into the evolution of the mind and discusses related concepts such as Hull’s law of primary reinforcement and Skinner’s operant conditioning. This work serves as a foundational study in psychology and science, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the intricacies of learning and behavior in animals.
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Animal Intelligence is a consolidated record of Edward L. Thorndike’s theoretical and empirical contributions to the comparative psychology of learning. Thorndike’s approach is systematic and comprehensive experimentation using a variety of animals and tasks, all within a laboratory setting. When this book first appeared, it set a compelling example, and helped make the study of animal behavior very much an experimental laboratory science. This landmark study in the investigation of animal intelligence illustrates Thorndike’s thinking on the evolution of the mind. It includes his formal statement of the influential law of effect, which had a significant impact on other behaviorists. Hull’s law of primary reinforcement was closely related to the law of effect and Skinner acknowledged that the process of operant conditioning was probably that described in the law of effect.
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