Animal intelligence: Experimental studies
ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE
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ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
BY EDWARD L. THORNDIKE TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1911
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Edward L. Thorndike
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ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE
Description of Apparatus
Experiments with Cats
Experiments with Dogs
Experiments with Chicks
Reasoning or Inference
Imitation
Imitation in Dogs
The Mental Fact in Association
Association by Similarity and the Formation of Concepts
Criticism of Previous Theories
Delicacy of Associations
Complexity of Associations
Number of Associations
Permanence of Associations
Inhibition of Instincts by Habit
Attention
Social Consciousness
Interaction
Conclusion
I
II
Instinctive Reactions to Distance, Direction, Size, etc.
Instinctive Muscular Coördinations
Instinctive Emotional Reactions
Introduction
Apparatus
Experiments on the Abilities of the Monkeys to Learn Without Tuition
Experiments on the Influence of Tuition
General Mental Development of the Monkeys
Laws of Behavior in General
Provisional Laws of Acquired Behavior or Learning
The Adequacy of the Laws of Exercise and Effect
Simplifications of the Laws of Exercise and Effect
The Evolution of Behavior
FOOTNOTES
INDEX