Albert Bandura quotes

Albert Bandura was a Canadian psychologist renowned for his work in social learning theory and the concept of self-efficacy. His groundbreaking Bobo doll experiment demonstrated the importance of observational learning in children. He made significant contributions to psychology by showing how behavior is influenced by social and cognitive factors. Here are 12 of his quotes:

Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure. (Albert Bandura)
If self-efficacy is lacking, people tend to behave ineffectually, even though they know what to do. View quote
Albert Bandura
Persons who have a strong sense of efficacy deploy their attention and effort to the demands of the situation and are spurred by obstacles to greater effort. View quote
Albert Bandura
In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life. View quote
Albert Bandura
Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience. View quote
Albert Bandura
Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how one is doing. View quote
Albert Bandura
Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This is why most appeals against violent means usually fall on deaf ears. View quote
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Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive at solutions to problems only by actually performing possible options and suffering the consequences. View quote
Albert Bandura
People who believe they have the power to exercise some measure of control over their lives are healthier, more effective and more successful than those who lack faith in their ability to effect changes in their lives. View quote
Albert Bandura
The content of most textbooks is perishable, but the tools of self-directedness serve one well over time. View quote
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There are countless studies on the negative spillover of job pressures on family life, but few on how job satisfaction enhances the quality of family life. (Albert Bandura)
Very often we developed a better grasp of the subjects than the over worked teachers. View quote
Albert Bandura

Albert Bandura

Albert Bandura - Image
Photo: bandura@stanford.edu, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Canadian Psychologist
Born: December 4, 1925
Died: July 26, 2021
Quotes count: 12
Wikipedia: Albert Bandura

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