Robert Tryon

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	{{Short description\|American behavioral psychologist (1901–1967)}}		{{Short description\|American behavioral psychologist (1901–1967)}}
	'''Robert Choate Tryon''' (September 4, 1901 – September 27, 1967) was an American [[Behavioral psychology\|behavioral psychologist]], who pioneered the study of [[heredity\|hereditary]] trait inheritance and learning in animals. His [[Tryon's Rat Experiment\|series of experiments with laboratory rats]] showed that animals can be selectively bred for greater aptitude at certain [[Intelligence quotient\|intelligence tests]], but that this selective breeding does not increase the [[General intelligence factor\|general intelligence]] of the animals.		'''Robert Choate Tryon''' (September 4, 1901 – September 27, 1967) was an American [[Behavioral psychology\|behavioral psychologist]], who pioneered the study of [[heredity\|hereditary]] trait inheritance and learning in animals. His [[Tryon's Rat Experiment\|series of experiments with laboratory rats]] showed that animals can be selectively bred for greater aptitude at certain [[Intelligence quotient\|intelligence tests]], but that this selective breeding does not increase the [[General intelligence factor\|general intelligence]] of the animals.

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	{{Short description\|American behavioral psychologist (1901–1967)}}		{{Short description\|American behavioral psychologist (1901–1967)}}
	'''Robert Choate Tryon''' (September 4, 1901 – September 27, 1967) was an American [[Behavioral psychology\|behavioral psychologist]], who pioneered the study of [[heredity\|hereditary]] trait inheritance and learning in animals. His [[Tryon's Rat Experiment\|series of experiments with laboratory rats]] showed that animals can be selectively bred for greater aptitude at certain [[Intelligence quotient\|intelligence tests]], but that this selective breeding does not increase the [[General intelligence factor\|general intelligence]] of the animals.		'''Robert Choate Tryon''' (September 4, 1901 – September 27, 1967) was an American [[Behavioral psychology\|behavioral psychologist]], who pioneered the study of [[heredity\|hereditary]] trait inheritance and learning in animals. His [[Tryon's Rat Experiment\|series of experiments with laboratory rats]] showed that animals can be selectively bred for greater aptitude at certain [[Intelligence quotient\|intelligence tests]], but that this selective breeding does not increase the [[General intelligence factor\|general intelligence]] of the animals.