"Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man."
-Edward Thorndike
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"Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature.“
-Edward Thorndike
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"Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in animals."
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