{"product_id":"albert-bandura-josh-graham-9798180506528","title":"Albert Bandura: A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePioneers of Human Behaviour: Albert Bandura\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert Bandura changed how we understand learning, confidence, influence, and human agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a small farming town on the Canadian prairie to the lecture halls of Stanford, Bandura became one of the most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. His work showed that people do not learn only through reward and punishment. We learn by watching. We absorb examples. We imitate models. We build confidence through experience. And, crucially, we are not merely shaped by our surroundings - we also help shape the environments that shape us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis concise and engaging volume explores the life, ideas, and continuing relevance of the psychologist behind social learning theory, self-efficacy, reciprocal determinism, and moral disengagement. It traces Bandura's journey from rural Alberta to Stanford, from the famous Bobo doll experiments to his later work on agency, collective efficacy, environmental harm, and the moral excuses by which ordinary people justify wrongdoing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Bandura's prairie childhood shaped his lifelong belief in self-directed learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Bobo doll studies changed psychology's understanding of imitation and aggression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow self-efficacy became one of the most important ideas in modern psychology, education, health, and behaviour change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy belief in capability is not the same as empty confidence or motivational thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow moral disengagement explains cruelty, institutional harm, online behaviour, and collective inaction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Bandura's ideas apply today in classrooms, therapy, leadership, public health, social media, AI, and climate communication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in the accessible, reflective style of the \u003ci\u003ePioneers of Human Behaviour\u003c\/i\u003e series, this book offers a clear gateway into Bandura's life and legacy - showing how observation, belief, responsibility, and agency continue to shape the modern world.\u003cp\u003eFor readers interested in psychology, learning, motivation, human behaviour, education, social influence, and the thinkers who changed how we understand ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pioneers of Human Behaviour series explores the thinkers who redefined our understanding of mind, behaviour, and human potential - spanning psychology, neuroscience, education, philosophy, spirituality, trauma, mindfulness, ethics, society, culture, and human development to show how timeless insights illuminate modern life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180506528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Josh Graham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852966441215,"sku":"9798180506528","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/albert-bandura-josh-graham-9798180506528","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}