Knowra Social cognitive theory Social cognitive theory Social cognitive theory explains learning and behavior through reciprocal interaction among personal factors, actions, and environments. It emphasizes observational learning and self-efficacy.
Reciprocal determinism : A model in which personal factors, behavior, and environment influence one another over time. This three-way feedback is the theory’s central account of how behavior develops.
Albert Bandura : A Canadian-American psychologist whose work established social cognitive theory and research on observational learning. Bandura developed the theory and its account of human agency.
Health behavior change : The study and practice of helping people adopt, maintain, or stop behaviors that affect health. Health interventions use efficacy beliefs, modeling, and environmental supports to encourage change.
Theory of planned behavior : A theory in which attitudes, perceived social norms, and perceived behavioral control shape intentions and behavior. Unlike social cognitive theory, it centers intention as the immediate precursor to planned action.
Modeling (psychology) : The process of learning or changing behavior by observing and reproducing another person’s actions. Modeling is the observable route through which people acquire many behaviors.
Observational learning : Learning that occurs by watching another person’s actions and their consequences. The theory explains how modeled behavior can be learned without direct practice.
Social learning theory : A family of theories explaining learning through observation, imitation, and social interaction. Social cognitive theory developed from Bandura’s earlier social learning framework.
Social cognitive theory of mass communication : An account of how media models and audience beliefs influence behavior and social norms. Bandura extended the theory to explain how symbolic media models affect large audiences.
Operant conditioning : A learning process in which consequences increase or decrease the likelihood of a behavior recurring. Social cognitive theory includes consequences but also explains learning by observation and cognition.
Human agency : The capacity to influence events through intentional action, forethought, self-regulation, and reflection. The theory presents people as agents who shape, as well as respond to, their environments.
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