Social Cognitive Theory

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An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature

By Albert Bandura

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Social Cognitive Theory by Albert Bandura explores the dynamic interplay between personal, behavioural, and environmental influences on human learning and behaviour. The book delves into the principles of observational learning, self-efficacy, and the ways in which individuals contribute to their own development. Bandura's work offers a deep understanding of how cognitive processes and social interactions shape behaviour in various contexts.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by how people influence their own behaviour and outcomes through cognitive processes. This work explores the fascinating interplay between personal factors, environmental influences, and behaviour in shaping human learning and self-regulation, offering deep insights into personal development and social behaviour.

Social Cognitive Theory

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A comprehensive perspective on human nature by one of the undisputed masters of the psychological sciences.

The final book by psychology's most eminent modern figure, Dr. Albert Bandura, is the definitive concise presentation of his theoretical views. In Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature, Bandura explains how his half-century of research and theory on the determinants of thought and action highlight people's capacity for agency: the ability to exert control over one's actions and the courses of one's development. He further explains how his basic theory and research have been applied, worldwide, for the betterment of the human condition.

Readers will find:

A thorough introduction to the author’s agentic perspective on human nature
Dr. Bandura's theoretical analyses of moral behaviour and moral disengagement
Applications of the basic principles of Social Cognitive Theory to personal and social change for human betterment

An essential and groundbreaking resource for educational, health, and personality psychologists, Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature will also prove indispensable to social and industrial/organisational psychologists.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781394161454

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 April 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Contributors:

Edited by Daniel Cervone

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 240

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Albert Bandura Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology

About the Author

ALBERT BANDURA, PhD (deceased), the most highly cited figure in contemporary psychology, was known internationally for his groundbreaking lines of research on observational learning, behavioral change, moral behavior, and self-efficacy, and for his Social Cognitive Theory of human nature.

Daniel Cervone (Editor) is Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He earned his bachelor's degree at Oberlin College, and his Ph.D. at Stanford University, where his graduate advisor was Albert Bandura. In addition to his faculty position at UIC, Dan has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and a visiting faculty member at the University of Washington and Sapienza University of Rome. Dan is author of numerous journal and book publications in personality psychology and related fields, including Personality: Theory and Research, 15e (Cervone & Pervin, 2023; Wiley & Sons).