Suggested Readings
| | The psychology of chance encounters and life paths. | Bandura, A.. (1982). The psychology of chance encounters and life paths.. : American Psychologist, 37, 747-755..
Chance encounters and fortuitous events cannot be predicted by the science of psychology, yet they frequently exert a major influence on a person's life. Here Bandura argues that chance encounters have their own causal determinants, and having once occurred, they enter the reciprocal determinism paradigm and can be analyzed in the same manner as other environmental events. |  | | | Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. | Bandura, A.. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control.. New York:: Freeman..
Bandura provides up-dated views on self-efficacy, including its application to health promotion, cognitive functioning, athletic performance, and career development. He also discusses the concept of collective efficacy. | | | | Social cognitive theory of personality. In L. A. Pervin & O. P. John (Eds.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (pp. 154-196). | Bandura, A.. (1999). Social cognitive theory of personality. In L. A. Pervin & O. P. John (Eds.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (pp. 154-196).. New York;: Guilford Press..
Bandura updates the most important aspects of his social cognitive theory, including reciprocal determinism, fortuitous events, self-regulation, human agency, personal efficacy, proxy efficacy, and collective efficacy. | | | | Social cognitive theory: An agentic perspective. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 1-26. | Bandura, A.. (2001). Social cognitive theory: An agentic perspective. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 1-26.. : Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 1-26..
Bandura presents an up-dated look at social cognitive theory, with a look at the core features of human agency and the role of agentic forces in fortuity. | | | |
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