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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

Topics: About Added Between Difference He Him Himself Judgment Judgments Knowledge Man Others Real Scientific Sources

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The restriction of studies of human intellect and character to studies of conscious states was not without influence on a scientific studies of animal psychology.

~Edward Thorndike

Topics: Animal Character Conscious Human Influence Intellect Psychology Restriction Scientific States Studies Without

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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

Topics: Almost Animal Compared Distortion Facts Harmless Life Marvelous Mental Neglect Unconscious Until Unusual

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This growth in the number, speed of formation, permanence, delicacy and complexity of associations possible for an animal reaches its acme in the case of man.

~Edward Thorndike

Topics: Animal Associations Case Complexity Delicacy Formation Growth Man Number Permanence Possible Speed

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When, instead of merely associating some act with some situation in the animal way, we think the situation out, we have a set of particular feelings of its elements.

~Edward Thorndike

Topics: Act Animal Elements Feelings Instead Merely Out Particular Set Situation Some Think Way

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Psychologist

Born: August 31st, 1874

Died: August 9th, 1949

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