{"product_id":"9781394161454","title":"Social Cognitive Theory An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSocial Cognitive Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Agentic Perspective on Human Nature\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlbert Bandura | Daniel Cervone\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Essays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive perspective on human nature by one of the undisputed masters of the psychological sciences \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe final book by psychology's most eminent modern figure, Dr. Albert Bandura, is the definitive concise presentation of his theoretical views. In \u003ci\u003eSocial Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, Bandura explains how his half-century of research and theory on the determinants of thought and action highlight people's capacity for agency: the ability to exert control over one's actions and the courses of one's development. He further explains how his basic theory and research have been applied, world-wide, for the betterment of the human condition. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will find:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the author’s agentic-perspective on human nature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDr. Bandura's theoretical analyses of moral behavior and moral disengagement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplications of the basic principles of Social Cognitive Theory to personal and social change for human betterment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn essential and groundbreaking resource for educational, health, and personality psychologists, \u003ci\u003eSocial Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature\u003c\/i\u003e will also prove indispensable to social and industrial\/organizational psychologists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALBERT BANDURA, PhD (deceased),\u003c\/b\u003e the most highly cited figure in contemporary psychology, was known internationally for his groundbreaking lines of research on observational learning, behavioral change, moral behavior, and self-efficacy, and for his Social Cognitive Theory of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Cervone (Editor)\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He earned his bachelor's degree at Oberlin College, and his Ph.D. at Stanford University, where his graduate advisor was Albert Bandura. In addition to his faculty position at UIC, Dan has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and a visiting faculty member at the University of Washington and Sapienza University of Rome. Dan is author of numerous journal and book publications in personality psychology and related fields, including \u003ci\u003ePersonality: Theory and Research\u003c\/i\u003e, 15e (Cervone \u0026amp; Pervin, 2023; Wiley \u0026amp; Sons).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 April 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781394161454\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378539327628,"sku":"9781394161454","price":42.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781394161454.jpg?v=1780240554","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781394161454","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}