What was Albert Bandura's theory?

Answer 1

Also known as social-cognitive theory, it is a perspective that emphasizes the roles played by both cognitive factors and environmental factors in determining behavior.

However, it is not limited to Albert Bandura.

Perhaps what you are referring to is the Bandura's observational learning -- which is imitating the behavior of adults or figures on television, usually by children, who are more prone to learning aggressive actions than positive actions by watching 'models' -- people whom they are mimicking.

Answer 2

Bandura's social-cognitive-theory-1takes an agentic perspective, meaning that humans have some limited ability to control their lives. In contrast to Skinner, Bandura (1) recognizes that chance encounters and fortuitous events often shape one's behavior; (2) places more emphasis on observational-learning; (3) stresses the importance of cognitive factors in learning; (4) suggests that human activity is a function of behavior and person variables, as well as the environment; and (5) believes that reinforcement is mediated by cognition.

Bandura takes a broad view of learning, believing that people learn through observing others and by attending to the consequences of their own actions. Although he believes that reinforcement aids learning, he contends that people can learn in the absence of reinforcement and even of a response.

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Answer 3

Cognitive Psychology