This article presents the basic tenets of social cognitive theory. It is founded on a causal
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The present chapter addresses the applications of social cognitive theory to some of the
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Social cognitive theory is founded on an agentic perspective. This article reviews the core
features of human agency and the individual, proxy, and collective forms in which it is …

A comprehensive perspective on human nature by one of the undisputed masters of the
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The present article examines the nature and function of human agency within the conceptual
model of triadic reciprocal causation. In analyzing the operation of human agency in this …

When I entered the field of psychology, behaviorism was the reigning theory. It located the
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This article presents an agentic theory of human development, adaptation, and change. The
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Many psychological theories have been proposed over the years to explain human
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This monograph addresses the worlds of social science theory and artificial intelligence AI.
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