Albert Bandura

Furnishes an overview of recent theoretical and experimental advances in the field of social learning, exploring the origins of behavior, antecedent and consequent determinants, and cognitive control

Social Learning Theory

Albert Bandura's highly anticipated examination of his vastly influential work on self-efficacy is now available. The result of over 20 years of research by this renowned psychologist, the book articulates comprehensively Bandura's theory that believing one can achieve what one sets out to do results in a healthier, more effective, and generally more successful life.

The Exercise of Control

Self-Efficacy

The volume addresses important issues of human adaptation and change.

Self-Efficacy in Changing Societies

Comment le sentiment d'efficacité personnelle influence notre qualité de vie ? L'auto-efficacité agit comme un mécanisme autorégulateur central de l'activité humaine. Cet ouvrage se penche sur le sujet, proposant une synthèse majeure sur les représentations que les hommes ont de leur capacité d'agir avec efficacité. Fruit de très nombreuses recherches relatives à l’impact du sentiment d’efficacité personnelle sur la vie quotidienne des individus, cet ouvrage constitue, depuis sa 1e édition, la référence incontournable sur les représentations que les hommes ont de leur capacité d’agir avec efficacité, par l’influence sur eux-mêmes et sur leur environnement. L’auto-efficacité agit comme un mécanisme autorégulateur central de l’activité humaine. La confiance que la personne place dans ses capacités à produire des effets désirés influence ses aspirations, ses choix, sa vulnérabilité au stress et à la dépression, son niveau d’effort et de persévérance, sa résilience face à l’adversité… On découvre notamment dans cet ouvrage comment le sentiment d’efficacité personnelle peut modifier le fonctionnement immunitaire et la résistance à la douleur chez des patients, réduire voire éliminer des troubles aussi divers que les phobies, la dépression ou les troubles alimentaires, permettre à des élèves issus de milieu défavorisé d’obtenir de bons résultats scolaires, aider à vaincre des difficultés apparemment insurmontables. Cet ouvrage s’adresse aux étudiants des 2e et 3e cycles en psychologie. Il intéressera également les psychologues cliniciens, les pédagogues et les sociologues, de même que les responsables en management.

Comment le sentiment d'efficacité personnelle influence notre qualité de vie

Auto-efficacité

Models of human nature and causality; Observational learning; Enactivelearning; Social diffusion and innovation; Predictive knowledge and forethought; Incentive motivators; Vicarious motivators; Self-regulatory mechanisms; Self-efficacy; Cognitive regulators.

A Social Cognitive Theory

Social Foundations of Thought and Action

How do otherwise considerate human beings do cruel things and still live in peace with themselves? Drawing on his agentic theory, 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 behavior as serving worthy causes; they absolve themselves of blame for the harm they cause by displacement and diffusion of responsibility; they minimize or deny the harmful effects of their actions; and they dehumanize those they maltreat and blame them for bringing the suffering on themselves. Dr. Bandura’s theory of moral disengagement is uniquely broad in scope. Theories of morality focus almost exclusively at the individual level. He insightfully extends the disengagement of morality to the social-system level through which wide-spread inhumanities are perpetrated. In so doing, he offers enlightening new perspectives on some of the most provocative issues of our time, addressing: Moral disengagement in all aspects of the death penalty—from public policy debates, to jury decisions, to the processes of execution The social and moral justifications of major industries—including gun manufacturers, the entertainment industry, tobacco companies, and the world of "too big to fail" finance Moral disengagement in terrorism, and how terrorists rationalize the use of violence as a means of social change Climate change denial, and the strenuous efforts by some to dispute the overwhelming scientific consensus affirming the impact of human behavior on the environment “Al Bandura is the most cited individual in the history of psychology for the depth, breadth and originality of his ideas and writings. Now with his ground-breaking new contribution, Moral Disengagement, his reach extends not only to teachers and students but also to the general public --making them aware of everyday evils in many spheres of daily life that must be counteracted by mindful moral engagement.” ----Phil Zimbardo, Ph.D. Author, The Lucifer Effect; President, The Heroic Imagination Project “The authoritative statement by the world’s most-cited living psychologist, laying out his influential theory. Plunge into these fascinating historical and modern case studies of moral disengagement—morality tales for all time, illuminated by the psychology of how people do harm to themselves and others.”-- Susan T. Fiske, Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University ‘If you have wondered why good people do bad things, and even terrible and horrible things, then this is the only book you ever will have to read.” ----Robert J. Sternberg, Professor of Human Development, Cornell University “Dr. Albert Bandura is one of the great behavioral scientists of our time. His superb contributions include a deep analysis of human morality, its fundamental importance and the complexity of its development.” ----David A. Hamburg, MD, Visiting Scholar, American Association for the Advancement of Science; DeWitt Wallace Distinguished Scholar, Weill Cornell Medical College; President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York

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