Jerome Bruner
Jerome Seymour Bruner (born October 1, 1915) is an American psychologist who has made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology, as well as to history and to the general philosophy of education. Bruner is currently a senior research fellow at the New York University School of Law. He received his B.A. in 1937 from Duke University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1941.
Read more about Jerome Bruner: Biography, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Language Development, Narrative Construction of Reality, Legal Psychology
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