Dame Sybil Thorndike

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Ashley Horace, 1871–1933, U.S. literary historian and teacher.

Edward Lee, 1874–1949, U.S. psychologist and lexicographer.

(Everett) Lynn, 1882–1965, U.S. historian and scholar (brother of Ashley Horace Thorndike).

Dame Sybil, 1882–1976, English actress.

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Thorndike (ˈθɔːnˌdaɪk)

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1.	Edward Lee. 1874--1949, US psychologist, who worked on animals and proposed that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments (Thorndike's law or law of effect)
2.	Dame (Agnes) Sybil. 1882--1976, British actress

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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Thorndike Thorn·dike (thôrn'dīk'), Edward Lee. 1874-1949.

American educational psychologist noted for his study of animal intelligence and for his methods of measuring intelligence.

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"We don't want bores in the theatre. We don't want standardised acting, standard actors with standard-shaped legs. Acting needs everybody, cripples, dwarfs and people with noses so long. Give us something that is different."

-Dame Sybil Thorndike

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