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Edward Thorndike
Edward Thorndike (1874 - 1949) is famous in psychology for his work on learning theory
that lead to the development of operant conditioning within behaviorism.
Whereas classical conditioning depends on
developing associations between events, operant
conditioning involves learning from the consequences of our
behavior. Skinner wasn’t the first psychologist to study
learning by consequences. Indeed, Skinner's theory of
operant conditioning is built on the ideas of Edward
Thorndike.
Thorndike (1898) studied learning in animals
(usually cats). He devised a classic experiment in which he
used a puzzle box (see fig. 1) to empirically test the laws of
learning.
Fig 1: Simplified graph of the result of the puzzle box experiment.
He placed a cat in the puzzle box, which was encourage to escape to reach a scrap of fish
placed outside. Thorndike would put a cat into the box and time how long it took to escape. The
cats experimented with different ways to escape the puzzle box and reach the fish.
Eventually they would stumble upon the lever which opened the cage. When it had
escaped it was put in again, and once more the time it took to escape was noted. In successive
trials the cats would learn that pressing the lever would have favorable consequences and they
would adopt this behavior, becoming increasingly quick at pressing the lever.
Edward Thorndike put forward a “Law of effect” which stated that any behavior that is
followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated, and any behavior followed by
unpleasant consequences is likely to be stopped.

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Edward thorndike by sheena bernal

  • 1. Reference:http://www.simplypsychology.org/edward-thorndike.html Edward Thorndike Edward Thorndike (1874 - 1949) is famous in psychology for his work on learning theory that lead to the development of operant conditioning within behaviorism. Whereas classical conditioning depends on developing associations between events, operant conditioning involves learning from the consequences of our behavior. Skinner wasn’t the first psychologist to study learning by consequences. Indeed, Skinner's theory of operant conditioning is built on the ideas of Edward Thorndike. Thorndike (1898) studied learning in animals (usually cats). He devised a classic experiment in which he used a puzzle box (see fig. 1) to empirically test the laws of learning. Fig 1: Simplified graph of the result of the puzzle box experiment. He placed a cat in the puzzle box, which was encourage to escape to reach a scrap of fish placed outside. Thorndike would put a cat into the box and time how long it took to escape. The cats experimented with different ways to escape the puzzle box and reach the fish. Eventually they would stumble upon the lever which opened the cage. When it had escaped it was put in again, and once more the time it took to escape was noted. In successive trials the cats would learn that pressing the lever would have favorable consequences and they would adopt this behavior, becoming increasingly quick at pressing the lever. Edward Thorndike put forward a “Law of effect” which stated that any behavior that is followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated, and any behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is likely to be stopped.