Quote#World
Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior…
Quote byEdward Thorndike · 1874–1949
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The contribution of psychology to education, 1910, p. 5.
English (original)
Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man. Human education is concerned with certain changes in the intellects, characters and behavior of men, its problems being roughly included under these four topics: Aims, materials, means and methods.
— Edward Thorndike
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