alleryWhich psychologist is often credited with originating discovery learning in the 1960s?
AIvan Pavlov
BLev Vygotsky
CJerome Bruner
DEdward Thorndike
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Jerome Bruner
1. Discovery learning grew in the 1960s.
2. Jerome Bruner is often credited with originating it.
3. Pavlov and Thorndike are linked to conditioning, not discovery.
_Source: Wikipedia, Discovery learning, lead section_
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