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The un-conscious distortion of the facts is almost harmless compared to the unconscious neglect of an animal's mental life until it verges on the unusual and marvelous.

The un-conscious distortion of the facts is almost harmless compared to the unconscious neglect of an animal's mental life until it verges on the unusual and marvelous.

Edward Thorndike
Animal, Facts, Mental Health

The restriction of studies of human intellect and character to studies of conscious states was not without influence on a scientific studies of animal psychology.

Edward Thorndike
Character, Animal, Psychology
Edward Thorndike (2017). “Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies”, p.26, Routledge

Some statements concern the conscious states of the animal, what he is to himself as an inner life; others concern his original and acquired ways of response, his behavior, what he is an outside observer

Edward Thorndike
Animal, Way, Behavior
Edward Thorndike (2017). “Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies”, p.23, Routledge

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