{"product_id":"social-cognitive-theory-9781394161454","title":"Social Cognitive Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive perspective on human nature by one of the undisputed masters of the psychological sciences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe final book by psychology''s most eminent modern figure, Dr. Albert Bandura, is the definitive concise presentation of his theoretical views. In \u003ci\u003eSocial Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, Bandura explains how his half-century of research and theory on the determinants of thought and action highlight people''s capacity for agency: the ability to exert control over one''s actions and the courses of one''s development. He further explains how his basic theory and research have been applied, world-wide, for the betterment of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will find:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the author's agentic-perspective on human nature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDr. Bandura''s theoretical analyses of moral behavior and moral disengagement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplications of the basic principles of Social Cognitive Theory to personal and socia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 A Psychology of Human Agency 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Agency and “Free Will” 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonagentic Approaches in Contemporary Psychology 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgency, Consciousness, and the Brain 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCore Properties of Human Agency 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForethought 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Reactiveness 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Reflection 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Modes of Human Agency 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCausal Processes: Triadic Codetermination 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTriadic Codetermination and Determinism 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Development of Agency 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf as Agent 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstruction of Selfhood 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf Identity 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgency in Diverse Cultural Settings 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Growing Primacy of Human Agency in Diverse Spheres of Life 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Primacy of Human Agency in the Process of Coevolution 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Agency and the Field of Psychology 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Social Modeling and Psychological Processes of Observational Learning 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferentiation of Modeling Phenomena 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Imitation” and “Identification” 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModeling 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrior Explanatory Accounts of Modeling Phenomena 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Cognitive Theory of Observational Learning 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttentional Processes 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetention Processes 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotoric Reproduction Processes 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivational Processes 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheoretical Contrasts 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScope of Modeling Influences 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Acquisition 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral Judgment 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender Development 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAggression 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVicarious Affective Learning 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Perceived Self-Efficacy as a Foundation of Agency 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise of Agency Through Self-Belief of Efficacy 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcepualizing Self-Efficacy Beliefs 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Self-Efficacy to Action: A Multiprocess Analysis 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection Processes 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Processes 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivational Processes 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAffective Processes 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Efficacy Causality 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeta-Analytic Results 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAltering Self-Efficacy Beliefs Directly, Without Enactive Experience 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelating Self-Efficacy Beliefs to Future Performance While Controlling for Past Performance 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Self-Efficacy Scales 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoosting Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Sources of Self-Efficacy Information 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerformance Accomplishments 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVicarious Experiences 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerbal Persuasion 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotional Arousal and Somatic State 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Effectiveness 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Efficacy Beliefs and Cognitive Performance Among Older Adults 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Shaping One’s Future through Self-Regulation 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Broad Classes of Motivation 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoal-Directed Action, Goal Effects, and Goal Theory 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoal Specificity 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoal Challenge 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistal and Proximal Goals 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Referent Processes in Goal Motivation 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAffective Self-Evaluative Reactions 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerceived Self-Efficacy 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Set Goals 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDocumenting the Engagement of Self-Influences in Goal Motivation 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoal Properties and the Differential Engagement of Self-Processes 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAffective Consequences of Goal Discrepancies 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Regulatory Processes, Education, and Occupational Opportunities 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Efficacy Beliefs, Aspirations, and Career Trajectories 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAspirational Standards, Achievement Motives, and External Incentives 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Comment 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Morality and the Disengagement of Moral Standards 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage Theories of Moral Reasoning 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHierarchical Moral Superiority 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating the Claims of Stage Theories 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Foundations of Moral Standards 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultifaceted Nature of Moral Judgment and Action 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Conflict as the Automotivator for Change 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral Judgment As Application of Multidimensional Rules 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelation Between Moral Reasoning and Conduct 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Regulatory Mechanisms in Moral Agency 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychological Subfunctions in the Self-Regulation of Moral Conduct 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Efficacy Beliefs and Moral Conduct 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterplay Between Personal and Social Sanctions 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelective Activation and Disengagement of Moral Standards 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral Justification 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuphemistic Labeling 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvantageous Comparison 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisplacement and Diffusion of Responsibility 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisregard or Distortion of Consequences 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDehumanization 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing the Set of Moral Disengagement Mechanisms 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower of Humanization 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Applying Science for Human Betterment 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Cognitive Theory and Health Promotion 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Promotion Systems Founded on Self-Regulation Principles 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Promotion through Self-Management 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Management of Chronic Diseases 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternet-Based Health Promotion Systems 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMacrosocial Applications Addressing Urgent Global Problems 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelevised Modeling for Society-Wide Change 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural and Value Analyses 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements of Enabling Serials 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Applications 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModification of Consummatory Lifestyles 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 203\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738658615639,"sku":"9781394161454","price":33.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781394161454.jpg?v=1720049802","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/social-cognitive-theory-9781394161454","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}