Edwin Ray Guthrie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edwin Ray Guthrie

American psychologist

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1886

Place of Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 23-Apr-1959

Profession: psychologist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Edwin Ray Guthrie (; January 9, 1886 in Lincoln, Nebraska – April 23, 1959 in Seattle, Washington) was a behavioral psychologist.
He first worked as a mathematics teacher, and philosopher, but switched to psychology when he was 33.
He spent most of his career at the University of Washington, where he became full professor and then emeritus professor in psychology.Guthrie is best known for his theory that all learning was based on a stimulus–response association.
This was variously described as one trial theory, non-reinforcement, and contiguity learning.
The theory was: "A combination of stimuli which has accompanied a movement will on its recurrence tend to be followed by that movement".One word that his coworkers and students used to describe Guthrie and his theories was "simple", and perhaps he did prefer to use simple terms to illustrate complex ideas.
However, "It is undoubtedly true that many reviews of Guthrie in the literature have mistaken incompleteness for simplicity".His simple nature carried into his teachings where he took great pride in working with and teaching students.