Social Cognitive Theory
An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature
Albert Bandura, Daniel Cervone
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Social Cognitive Theory
An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature
Albert Bandura, Daniel Cervone
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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, world-wide, 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 behavior 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/organizational psychologists.
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Table des matiĂšres
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Author Biography
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 A Psychology of Human Agency
- Chapter 2 Social Modeling and Psychological Processes of Observational Learning
- Chapter 3 Perceived Self-Efficacy as a Foundation of Agency
- Chapter 4 Shaping Oneâs Future through Self-Regulation
- Chapter 5 Morality and the Disengagement of Moral Standards
- Chapter 6 Applying Science for Human Betterment
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- EULA