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Albert Bandura

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Category: Science & Tech
Born:
December 4, 1925, Mundare, Alberta, Canada
Died:
July 26, 2021, Stanford, California, U.S. (aged 95)
Subjects Of Study:
aggressive behaviour
social cognitive theory
Role In:
Bobo doll experiment
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Albert Bandura (born December 4, 1925, Mundare, Alberta, Canada—died July 26, 2021, Stanford, California, U.S.) Canadian-born American psychologist and originator of social cognitive theory who is probably best known for his modeling study on aggression, referred to as the “Bobo doll” experiment, which demonstrated that children can learn behaviours through the observation of adults. Bandura was the youngest of six children born to parents of eastern European descent. His father was from Kraków, Poland, and his mother from Ukraine; both immigrated to Canada as adolescents. After marrying, they settled in Mundare, Alberta, where Bandura’s father worked laying track for the ...(100 of 680 words)

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