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Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory
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1. Discuss Bandura’s concept of human agency.

2. Define reciprocal determinism.

3. Give specific examples of how chance encounters and fortuitous events may influence behavior.

4. Define and give examples of self-efficacy.

5. Describe the sources of self-efficacy and evaluate their influence.

6. Define and give examples of proxy agency.

7. Define and give examples of collective efficacy.

8. Discuss Bandura’s concept of self-regulation through moral agency.

9. Discuss ways in which people justify their own actions through disengagement of internal control.

10. Explain the processes governing observational learning.

11. Describe Bandura’s approach to understanding dysfunctional behavior.

12. Briefly describe some of the recent research generated by Bandura’s theory.