otherThe International Encyclopedia of CommunicationJun 5, 2008Closed access

Social Cognitive Theory

ABAlbert Bandura

Stanford University

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Abstract

Theories of human behavior differ in their conceptions of human nature and what they regard as the basic determinants and mechanisms governing self‐development, adaptation, and change. Social cognitive theory is rooted in an agentic perspective (→ Bandura 1986, 2006a). To be an agent is to influence one's own functioning and events that affect one's life. In this view people are contributors to their life circumstances, not just products of them.

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  • Perspective (graphical)
  • Psychology
  • Affect (linguistics)
  • Social cognitive theory
  • Cognition
  • Adaptation (eye)
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Social psychology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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