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SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY OF PERSONALITY
1 SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY OF PERSONALITYA lbert BanduraStanford UniversityBandura, A. (1999). A SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY of PERSONALITY . In L. Pervin & O. John (Ed.),Handbook of PERSONALITY (2nd ed., pp. 154-196). New York: Guilford Publications.(Reprinted in D. Cervone & Y. Shoda [Eds.], The coherence of PERSONALITY . New York:Guilford Press.)2 Many psychological theories have been proposed over the years to explain humanbehavior. The view of human nature embodied in such theories and the causal processes theypostulate have considerable import. What theorists believe people to be determines which aspectsof human functioning they explore most thoroughly and which they leave unexamined. Theconceptions of human nature in which psychological theories are rooted is more than atheoretical issue. As knowledge gained through inquiry is applied, the conceptions guiding thesocial practices have even vaster implications.
These belief systems represent a working model of the world that enables people to achieve desired results and avoid untoward ones. ... psychology to biology. Knowing how the biological machinery works, tells one little on how to orchestrate that machinery psychosocially for diverse purposes. For example, knowledge of the
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