Social Foundations of Thought and Action

Name: Social Foundations of Thought and Action
ISBN: 9780138156145

Albert Bandura

544 pages · about 9 hours
First published 1985
3 editions

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1 About this book

Presents a comprehensive theory of human motivation and action from a social-cognitive perspective. This insightful text addresses the prominent roles played by cognitive, vicarious, self-regulatory, and self-reflective processes in psychosocial functioning; emphasizes reciprocal causation through the interplay of cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors; and systematically applies the basic principles of this theory to personal and social change.

Social psychology
Cognition
Social perception
Cognitie

2 About Albert Bandura

1925–2021

Albert Bandura (December 4, 1925 – July 26, 2021) was a Canadian-American psychologist and professor of social science in psychology at Stanford University, who contributed to the fields of education and to the fields of psychology (e.g., social cognitive theory, therapy, and personality psychology), and influenced the transition between behaviorism and cognitive psychology.

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