Bandura is perhaps best known for his famous Bobo doll experiment, where he demonstrated that people—especially ...

Standford professor of psychology Albert Bandura developed the theory of self-efficacy to address how an individual perceives his ability to perform a task within a specific context. Self-efficacy is ...

This is the first in a two-part series from Albert Bandura, a pioneer in the field of social cognitive theory and the most cited living psychologist in the world. The David Starr Jordan Professor ...

On July 26, the world lost a great scientist. Albert Bandura, one of the most eminent psychologists of the 20th century, passed away in his home in Stanford, California, at the age of 95. In 2002, the ...

Self-efficacy can be defined as the belief that you can be successful when carrying out a certain task. The idea of a self-efficacy theory was first proposed in the 1960s by Albert Bandura, a Stanford ...

Thought of the day: As people regularly face setbacks, pressure, and inequality, today’s quote of the day from social psychologist Albert Bandura comes at a moment when resilience and self-belief have ...

Self-efficacy involves one's belief in their own ability to carry out tasks successfully. A psychological construct studied by psychologist Albert Bandura since the 1980s, it has been shown to have an ...

It is rare person who is considered both a pioneer in academia and has actually lived like a rough and tumble pioneer. Albert Bandura, a recent recipient of the National Medal of Science, is one of ...