Thorndike's puzzle boxes and the origins of the experimental analysis of behavior

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 433-440

  Chance, Paul ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal intelligence; Associations; E. L. Thorndike; History; Learning; Problem solving; Puzzle boxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038957806     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1999.72-433     Document Type: Article

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