Lesson 5

• Albert Bandura is a famous psychologist


  December 4, 1925 – July 26, 2021
• Reciprocal Determinism


  Your behavior, personal thoughts, and environment influence each other
• Observational Learning


  Learning by watching others
• Steps of Observational Learning

  • Attention
  • Retention
  • Reproduction
  • Motivation
• Self-Efficacy


  Believing in your ability to do something
• Outcome Expectations


  Thinking about what will happen if you do something
• Bandura's Concept of the Self

  • Self-observation
  • Judgmental processes
  • Self-response
• Self-Regulation


  • Setting goals
  • Monitoring progress
  • Evaluating performance
  • Reinforcing or correcting actions
• Self-Reflective Capability


  Thinking about one's thoughts and actions
• Proxy Agency

  Seeking assistance from others to achieve personal goals
• Collective Efficacy


  Believing in the group's ability to work together towards shared objectives
• Bandura's concept of the self underscores the dynamic interplay between individual cognition, behavior, and social context
• Through self-regulation, reflection, and social interaction, individuals can navigate their environment and pursue goals
• Students are to write an analytical essay on Albert Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and Concept of the Self
• GEN 002: Understanding the Self
• Module #5
• Essay Title: Exploring Albert Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and Concept of the Self
• Essay structure

  1. Introduction

  2. Body Paragraphs

  3. Conclusion
• Social Cognitive Theory


  A theory that explains how people learn and behave through the interaction of their thoughts, their actions, and the environment around them
• Self-regulation


  Controlling your behavior to reach your goals
• Observational Learning


  • Learning by watching others
  • Involves Attention, Retention, Reproduction, Motivation
• Steps of Observational Learning

  • Attention
  • Retention
  • Reproduction
  • Motivation
• Reciprocal Determinism is a key idea in Social Cognitive Theory
• Reciprocal Determinism


  Your behavior, thoughts, and environment all affect each other
• Bandura's self-system

  • Self-Observation
  • Judgmental Process
  • Self-Response
• Parts of Bandura's self-system

  • Self-Observation
  • Judgmental Process
  • Self-Response
• Self-Observation involves watching your own actions
• Judgmental Process involves comparing your actions to your goals or standards
• Self-Response involves rewarding or punishing yourself based on what you see
• Self-efficacy is important because if you think you can do something, you’re more likely to try and keep trying
• Understanding Bandura's ideas can help us at school or at home
• Use simple examples to explain your points
• Learning Modules by PHINMA Education is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
• Checklist Before Submitting includes various questions to ensure essay quality
• Due Date is to be filled in by the student
• What felt confusing about what you learned today? is a reflective question
• What topics do you find most interesting to learn about? is a reflective question
• Glossary of Terms

  • Social Cognitive Theory
  • Reciprocal Determinism
  • Observational Learning
  • Self-Efficacy
  • Outcome Expectations
  • Self-Regulation
  • Self-Reflective Capability
  • Proxy Agency
  • Collective Efficacy
• Proxy Agency


  Getting help from others to achieve your personal goals
• Collective Efficacy


  Believing that a group can work together to achieve shared goals