Albert Bandura

Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change

Analysis of self-efficacy theory of behavioral change

Cognitive processes mediating behavioral change.

Relative efficacy of desensitization and modeling approaches for inducing behavioral, affective, and attitudinal changes.

Factors determining vicarious extinction of avoidance behavior through symbolic modeling.

Efficacy of participant modeling as a function of response induction aids.

The present experiment tested the efficacy of participant modeling as a function of the amount of response induction aids employed. Adult phobics received participant modeling w...

Processes governing disinhibitory effects through symbolic modeling.

Generalizing change through participant modeling with self-directed mastery

Social Learning Theory

Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency.

This article addresses the centrality of the self-efficacy mechanism in human agency. Self-per- cepts of efficacy influence thought patterns, actions, and emotional arousal. In ...