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ALBERT BANDURA

ALBERT BANDURA SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY

Biography • He was born on December 4, 1925 in Mundare, Alberta, California. • At the age of 24, he received his BA from the University of British Columbia in 1949. • He earned his MA in 1951 at the age of 26 and his PH.D. in 1955 at the age of 30 from the University of Iowa. • After receiving his doctorate, he served as clinical intern at the Wichita Guidance Center for 1 year. • He was then appointed to the Department of Psychology at the Stanford University.

Some achievements • He was awarded the David Star Jorgan Professor of Social Science. • In 1972, he received the Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association. And in 1974, he was elected president of the said organization.

Some of the books he published: • Social Learning and Personality, 1963 • Principles of Behavior Modification,1969 • Aggression, 1973 • Principles of Social Learning Theory, 1977

THE THEORY • SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY • - imitating what a child sees and hears and acquiring the manner of speaking and doing similar acts

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Albert Bandura

Albert Bandura By: Stephanie Garcia

Born: December 4, 1925 in Mundare, Canada • Youngest of six children • In 1949, he graduated from the University of British Columbia with a B.A. in psychology. • In 1952, he received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Iowa. • He began working at Stanford University in 1953 and continues to work there. • He has accredited his successful path in psychology to his early childhood education and working in the Yukon.

Observational Learning Four Subprocesses: • Attentional Processes • Retention Processes • Motor Reproduction Processes • Motivational Processes

Attentional Processes • The model must be distinctive and engaging for the observer. • Bandura also made a connection between the interest of the individual observer to what was being observed (though there was little known about this connection).

Retention Processes • Imitating models comes after observing them, so usually we remember through symbolic form. • Bandura thinks of symbolic processes through stimulus contiguity which are assoc

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Albert bandura

1. ALBERT BANDURA BY: MARY ALYSSA G. BOTIN BEED-SPED 2

2. BIOGRAPHY •BANDURA WAS BORN IN MUNDARE, IN ALBERTA, A SMALL TOWN OF ROUGHLY FOUR HUNDRED INHABITANTS, AS THE YOUNGEST CHILD, AND ONLY SON, IN A FAMILY OF SIX. THE LIMITATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A REMOTE TOWN SUCH AS THIS CAUSED BANDURA TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND SELF-MOTIVATED IN TERMS OF LEARNING, AND THESE PRIMARILY DEVELOPED TRAITS PROVED VERY HELPFUL IN HIS LENGTHY CAREER.[10] BANDURA IS OF UKRAINIAN AND POLISHDESCENT.

3. •BANDURA'S PARENTS WERE A KEY INFLUENCE IN ENCOURAGING HIM TO SEEK VENTURES OUT OF THE SMALL HAMLET THEY RESIDED IN. •THE SUMMER AFTER FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL, BANDURA WORKED IN THE YUKON TO PROTECT THE ALASKA HIGHWAY AGAINST SINKING. •IT WAS IN THIS EXPERIENCE IN THE YUKON, WHERE HE WAS EXPOSED TO A SUBCULTURE OF DRINKING AND GAMBLING, WHICH HELPED BROADEN HIS PERSPECTIVE AND SCOPE OF VIEWS ON LIFE.

4. •IT WAS IN THIS EXPERIENCE IN THE YUKON, WHERE HE WAS EXPOSED TO A SUBCULTURE OF DRINKING AND GAMBLING, WHICH HELPED BROADEN HIS PERSPECTIVE AND SCOPE OF VIEWS ON LIFE.