Albert Bandura:
Social Cognitive Theory
Presented by: Tylar, Shirlene ,Kennedy, Jalen
Albert Bandura
Albert Bandura is a psychologist who is the David Starr Jordan Professor Emeritus of Social Science in Psychology at Stanford University.
Education
- 1949 – Graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in Psychology.
Awards
- 1974 – Served as President of the APA.
- 1980 – Received the APA’s Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.
Lifetime Contribution
2004 - Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Psychology,
What did he do?
He believes that babies are active information processors, and know the relationship between behavior and consequences.
Bandura - bobo doll experiment
Bobo Doll Experiment
In a famous and influential experiment known as the Bobo doll experiment, Albert Bandura and his colleagues were able to demonstrate one of the ways in which children learn aggression. Bandura's social learning theory proposes that learning occurs through observation and interaction with other people.
Social cognitive theory
Used in psychology, education, and communication, posits that portions of an individual's knowledge acquisition can be directly related to observing others within the context of social interactions, experiences, and outside media influences.
Step One
Imitate people similar to themselves
Step Two
People around the child will respond to their behavior with reinforcement or punishment.
Step Three
The child learns to take into account what happens to other people when deciding whether or not to copy someones actions.