C. Lloyd Morgan
Conwy Lloyd Morgan | |
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C. Lloyd Morgan. 1898. | |
| Born | 6 February 1852 London |
| Died | 6 March 1936 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Royal School of Mines |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Geology and Zoology |
| Known for | Presenting a new theory in the field of animal behavior, which is now known as Morgan's Canon. |
| Board member of | University College, Bristol |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
Conwy Lloyd Morgan, FRS (6 February 1852 – 6 March 1936) was a British ethologist and psychologist. He is remembered for his theory of emergent evolution, and for the experimental approach to animal psychology now known as Morgan's Canon, a principle that played a major role in behaviourism, insisting that higher mental faculties should only be considered as explanations if lower faculties could not explain a behaviour.