Models of human nature and casuality -- Observational learning -- Enactive Learning -- Social diffusion and innovation -- Predictive knowledge and forethought -- Incentive motivators -- Vicarious motivators -- Self-regulatory mechanisms -- Self-efficacy -- Cognitive regulators
Summary
Presents a comprehensive theory of human motivation and action from a social-cognitive perspective. This insightful text addresses the prominent roles played by cognitive, vicarious, self-regulatory, and self-reflective processes in psychosocial functioning; emphasizes reciprocal causation through the interplay of cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors; and systematically applies the basic principles of this theory to personal and social change
