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The principle of trial and error was propounded by

A $Pavlov$
B $Hegarty$
C $Thorndike$
D $Ross$

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The Trial and Error theory of learning (Connectionism) was put forward by American psychologist Edward Lee Thorndike based on his popular experiments involving hungry cats in a puzzle box.

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The principle of trial and error was propounded by

A

Pavlov

B

Hegarty

C

Thorndike

D

Ross

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