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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 capac...

The Classic Edition of this key text highlights seminal work done in the subject of learning by modelling and offers an extensive review of the major theories, edited by one of the most influential psychologists of his generation.

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An exploration of contemporary advances in social learning theory with special emphasis on the important roles played by cognitive, vicarious, and self-regulatory processes.

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 so...

The volume addresses important issues of human adaptation and change.

The renowned psychologist Albert Bandura's theory is that those with high self-efficacy expectancies (the belief that one can achieve what one sets out to do) are healthier, more effective and generally more successful than those with low self-efficacy expectancies. The author begins with a discussion of theory and method and then examines how belief in one's abilities affects development, mental functioning and health, with examples from the ...

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The phenomenon of learning has always been of fundamental interest to psychologists

This insightful textbook asks the question: How do otherwise considerate human beings do cruel things and still live in peace with themselves? Dr. Bandura provides a definitive exposition of the psychosocial mechanism by which people selectively disengage their moral self-sanctions from their harmful conduct. They do so by sanctifying their harmful behaviour as serving worthy causes, absolving themselves of blame, minimizing the harmful effect...

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Esta obra contempla importantes cuestiones relativas a la adaptación y al cambio humano serán de interés para personas dedicadas a las áreas de psicología evolutiva, educación, salud y sociología.