Albert Bandura

Albert Bandura (December 4, 1925 – July 26, 2021) was a prominent psychologist, known as the originator of social learning theory and the theory of self-efficacy. thumb|Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure. Quotes Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure. Self-efficacy: The exercise of control Bandura Albert w:Albert Bandura 1997 W. H. Freeman New York 9780716728504 http://books.google.com/books?id=eJ-PN9g_o-EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=bandura+isbn:9780716728504&hl=en&ei=HAwYTbKsLpTmsQPp8cCPCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false (p. 77) If self-efficacy is lacking, people tend to behave ineffectually, even though they know what to do. Albert Bandura 1982 Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency American Psychologist 37 2 122–147 10.1037/0003-066X.37.2.122 0003-066X (p. 127) Persons who have a strong sense of efficacy deploy their attention and effort to the demands of the situation and are spurred by obstacles to greater effort. Albert Bandura 1982 Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency American Psychologist 37 2 122–147 10.1037/0003-066X.37.2.122 0003-066X (p. 123) (appears also in Bandura's Social Foundations of Thought and Action, 1986, p. 394) About Albert Bandura Bandura’s findings were particularly important in 1960s America, when lawmakers, broadcasters, and the general public were engaged in serious debate regarding the effects of television violence on the behavior of children. Cathy Faye, Assistant Director of the Center for the History of Psychology at The University of Akron as quoted in Bandura and Bobo Association for Psychological Science, (2012) External links List of quotations from Albert Bandura (at Emory University website) Category:Psychologists from Canada Category:Academics from Canada Category:People from Alberta Category:Presidents of the American Psychological Association Category:1925 births Category:2021 deaths Category:National Medal of Science laureates Category:Stanford University faculty Category:Officers of the Order of Canada