In the following excerpt from her book The Sane Positivist: A Biography of Edward L. Thorndike, Joncich explicates the major points in Thorndike's thesis “Animal Intelligence” and discusses its reception in the academic community.

In the following essay, Joncich explains the revolutionary influence of Thorndike's scientific method of educational psychology.

In the following essay, Beatty discusses the ways in which Thorndike developed and then marketed his notions about using scientific methodology in educational psychology to create an empirical way of measuring morality and character.

In the following essay, which appeared in an unabridged form in American Psychologist in 1968, and was published in 1973 in Historical Conceptions of Psychology, Clifford discusses the ways in which Thorndike propelled the notion of psychologists and educators as scientists.

In the following essay, Karier explores the larger cultural and ethical implications of Thorndike's focus on the science of education.

In the following review, Bartlett asserts that his impression of Thorndike as an ingenious researcher was confirmed after reading Man and His Works.

In the following essay, Galef argues that while Thorndike's contributions to the field of comparative psychology as an empiricist are invaluable, his misconceptions about biology remain damaging to his discipline.

In the following introduction to Selected Writings from a Connectionist's Psychology, Thorndike provides an autobiographical account of his life and work.

In the following essay, Dewsbury provides an overview of Thorndike's life and career.

In the following review, Washburn praises Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies.

In the following excerpt, Sheldon praises Educational Psychology but points out that progress in the field will be slow despite Thorndike's work.

In the following review, Potter finds the lectures collected in Man and His Works “eminently readable: shrewd, witty and vivacious.”

In the following review of Elements of Psychology, the critic praises the book but notes a lack of “desirable literary value and consistent exposition.”