Albert Bandura
An influential psychologist known for his social cognitive theory, emphasizing observational learning, self-efficacy, and reciprocal determinism.
Quotes by Albert Bandura
Life is not a unidirectional path; it's a complex web of choices and influences.
The capacity to exercise control over one's thought processes, motivation, affect, and action is a generic capability that transcends domains.
In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.
Psychological interventions that strengthen self-efficacy beliefs enhance motivation, performance, and resilience.
Modeling influences do not work in a vacuum; they operate through cognitive processes.
Self-efficacy beliefs function as an important mechanism of personal agency.
Humans are active information processors who construct their realities through cognitive and behavioral means.
The higher the level of efficacy, the more likely it is that people will set challenging goals and maintain strong commitment to them.
Through vicarious, symbolic, and self-regulatory processes, thought mediates and regulates action.
People are producers as well as products of their environment.
Efficacy beliefs influence whether people think in terms of obstacles or opportunities.
Learning is a social process where observation and imitation play key roles.
Self-doubt undermines performance; self-belief propels it.
Mechanisms of moral disengagement allow individuals to behave immorally without guilt.
Agency is not a static attribute but a dynamic process involving intentionality, forethought, self-reactiveness, and self-reflectiveness.
The experiences that affect self-efficacy are mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and physiological states.
In the absence of a sense of agency, there is little personal initiative in learning or in life.
Behavior is not simply a response to external stimuli; it is shaped by internal cognitive processes.
Optimism rooted in self-efficacy fosters perseverance and resilience.
Social cognitive theory provides a framework for understanding how people acquire and maintain behaviors.