A. Bandura

A. Bandura

1. Reciprocal determinism: the person, the enviroment and the behavior all influence one another

   • Self-system
     • Process to achieve some goals
     • Human agency: people act with intention
   • Self-efficacy
     • One person can organize given courses of action required to deal with prospective situations
     • High: lead to effort and persistence at a task
     • Low: produce discouragement and giving up
   • Outcome expectations
     • If the behavior is succefully done, it will lead to desirable outcomes
   • Collective efficacy
     • Groups believe that they, as a group, can do what needs to be done

2. Modelling: behavioral changes that result from exposure to models or vicarious learning

   • Observational learning process
     • 1. Atentional processes: noticing the model´s behavior
     • 2. Retention processes: putting the behavior into memory
     • 3. Motor reproduction processes: being able to do it
     • 4. Motivational processes: deciding it is worth doing