Albert BanduraAlbert Bandura (born December 4, 1925) is a Canadian-American psychologist and professor emeritus of social sciences at Stanford University.
Bandura made contributions to several areas of psychology, including education, social cognitive theory, therapeutics, and personality psychology, and also influenced the transition between behaviorism and cognitive psychology. In the late 1950s, within the then-dominant behaviorist learning theory,Social learning theory (social cognitive theory)The founder of (renamed to)Self-efficacyHe is known as the originator of the theoretical framework of * and was also responsible for the influential 1961 "Bobo doll experiment," which demonstrated the concept of observational learning.
* "Self-efficacy" refers to the feeling that one "can" do something.
Bandura's research is considered part of the cognitive revolution in psychology that began in the late 1960s. His theories have had a profound impact on personality psychology, cognitive psychology, education, and psychotherapy. In 1974, Bandura was elected president of the American Psychological Association. The APA honored him in 1980 and 2004 for his lifelong and significant contributions to psychology.
In a 2002 survey, Bandura was the most frequently cited psychologist.B.A. SkinnerHe ranked fourth, after Sigmund Freud and Jean Piaget, as the most cited living psychologist. Bandura is widely described as the greatest living psychologist and one of the most influential psychologists of all time. In 2014, Bandura was awarded the Medal of Science by President Barack Obama.
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