I only have one tid-bit to add, which may not even be true, but I recall HALF that quote was from Thorndike, and the other half from W.A. McCall (1939)? But I can't remember which half goes with which person .. I remember this tid-bit came from a measurement text, I will try to find that text ....
----------------------------- John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Director, Psychology Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ----------------------------- _____ From: Miguel Roig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 9:47 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Origin of Thorndike quote Hi folks. I love the following quote: "If a thing exists, it exists in some amount; and if it exists in some amount, it can be measured" and I think I have even seen it some TIPSter's signature line. A Google search suggests that the quote comes from Thorndike's 1914 book Educational Psychology: Briefer Course. Unfortunately, I do not have a copy of that book and our library does not seem to carry it either. Can someone verify whether the quote indeed appears in Thorndike's book? Thanks. Miguel --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=engl ish --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
