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![[picture]](http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/pictures/comB6B5.jpg) Edward L. Thorndike CollectionEdward Lee Thorndike was a psychologist who spent nearly his entire career at Teachers College, Columbia University. Education * Wesleyan University (BS, 1895) * Harvard University (MA, 1897) - Worked with William James * Columbia University (Ph.D., 1898) - Under James M. Cattell Career * Assistant Professor of Pedagogy at Case Western Reserve University (1898) * Faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University (1899-1940) * President of American Psychological Association (1912) * 2nd President of Psychometric Society * President of American Association for the Advancement of Science (1934) * William James Lecturer, Harvard University (1942-1943) Major Contributions * During his 55-year career, he published about 500 books and articles on diverse as learning in fish, methods of statistical analysis and the elements of aesthetic quality in urban life. * Studied animal intelligence (known for his 'cats in a puzzle box' experiments on Trial and Error) * Applied animal to human educational experience; he was once the leader in this field. * Constructed a scale to measure children's handwriting (1910) and a table of word-frequency in English (1944). Edward L. Thorndike Faculty File
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