Educational Psychology. E. L. Thorndike

Edward L. Thorndike: the selectionist connectionist.

From the very outset of his work, Thorndike allied himself with the Darwinian proposition that complex phenomena can arise as the cumulative effects of a selection process, here the process envisioned by the law of effect. Thorndike’s selectionist approach, when combined with his connectionism, laid the foundation for a synthesis of behavior analysis and neuroscience.

Educational psychology.

Asner-Self, Kimberly K., Associate Professor, Ed.D., George Washington University, 1999; 1999. Bardo, Harold R., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1972; 1968. Beggs, Donald L., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1966; 1966. Bradley, Richard W., Professor, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1968; 1968. Brown, Beverly M., Professor, Emerita, ...

HANDBOOK of PSYCHOLOGY VOLUME 7 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Educational consequences of Sadra`s psychology

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Modern Educational Psychology

understanding children as children and not as underdeveloped adults is a relative innovation in the long history of education. It began slowly, about two centuries ago, but really gathered momentum only in the last few decades. In these days of sociological analysis of classroom behaviour, it is well worth re-reading Pestalozzi's basis of good teaching?that the teacher must have a heart. 'Moder...