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  2. Trial and error - Wikipedia

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    Traill (2008, espec.Table "S" on p.31) follows Jerne and Popper in seeing this strategy as probably underlying all knowledge-gathering systems — at least in their initial phase.

  3. Law of effect - Wikipedia

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    Psychologists have been interested in the factors that are important in behavior change and control since psychology emerged as a discipline. One of the first principles associated with learning and behavior was the Law of Effect, which states that behaviors that lead to satisfying outcomes are likely to be repeated, whereas behaviors that lead ...

  4. Ariadne's thread (logic) - Wikipedia

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    The terms "Ariadne's thread" and "trial and error" are often used interchangeably, which is not necessarily correct. They have two distinctive differences: "Trial and error" implies that each "trial" yields some particular value to be studied and improved upon, removing "errors" from each iteration to enhance the quality of future trials.

  5. Edward Thorndike - Wikipedia

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    Edward Lee Thorndike (August 31, 1874 – August 9, 1949) was an American psychologist who spent nearly his entire career at Teachers College, Columbia University.His work on comparative psychology and the learning process led to his "theory of connectionism" and helped lay the scientific foundation for educational psychology.

  6. Fail fast (business) - Wikipedia

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    The concept has been widely employed as a metaphor in business, dating back to at least 2001. [5] It is widely used in the technology and pharmaceutical industries. [2] [3] It became a mantra and badge of honor within startup culture and particularly within the technology industry and in the United States' Silicon Valley, where it is a common part of corporate culture.

  7. Identity management theory - Wikipedia

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    "trial and error": act of looking for similar aspects in certain identities. "mixing up" the communicators' identities to achieve a relational identity acceptable for both participants; renegotiating the distinctive cultural identities with the help of the relational identity that was created in phase 2

  8. Functional psychology - Wikipedia

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    Structural psychology was concerned with mental contents while functionalism is concerned with mental operations. It is argued that structural psychology emanated from philosophy and remained closely allied to it, while functionalism has a close ally in biology. [4] William James is considered to be the founder of functional psychology. But he ...

  9. Edwin Ray Guthrie - Wikipedia

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    Edwin Ray Guthrie (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ θ r i /; January 9, 1886 – April 23, 1959) was a behavioral psychologist who began his career in mathematics and philosophy.He spent most of his career at the University of Washington, where he became a full professor and then an emeritus professor in psychology.