Social Learning Theory was primarily developed by psychologist Albert Bandura. The foundational work was published in his 1977 book titled Social Learning Theory. This book was published by Prentice-Hall, a well-known academic publisher. Thus, the publisher is Prentice-Hall and the year of publication is 1977.
Bandura introduced the theory as a bridge between behaviorist and cognitive learning theories, emphasizing the importance of observational learning, imitation, and modeling in human behavior.