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By Kendra Van Wagner, About.com Guide to Psychology since 2005

Albert Bandura Biography

Monday July 30, 2007
While many psychology textbooks refer to Albert Bandura as a behaviorist or neo-behaviorist, Bandura describes his own perspective as 'social cognitivism.' His work on observational learning, modeling, and self-efficacy has had enormous impact on personality theory, cognitive psychology, education, and therapy. You can learn more about his life, career, and contributions to psychology in this Albert Bandura biography.

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