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Bandura

Bandura

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A family name known because of the psychologist Albert Bandura
  • proper noun
  • /bænˈdʊərə/
: Bandura
  • Albert Bandura developed influential theories in psychology, especially regarding social learning.
  • efficacy (Bandura
  • Bandura's self
  • theory (Bandura

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Examples

  • Traditionally, students in education and child development have studied the works of Freud, Erikson, Piaget, Skinner, Bandura, and Gesell.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Children learn from direct experience and from observations of others (Bandura, 1977, 1986).

    Academic text (1999)
  • He went up to actually interview Bandura and went back to Mexico to create a program to promote adult education.

  • How the helicopter pilot, as Doctor Bandura said, had the moral courage to sweep down and recall his two year old child.

  • The logical extension of Bandura's social learning theory was into the realm of mass media effects.

    Blog text (30)
  • Learning through observation of and interaction with others is a primary learning method (Bandura, 2000).

    Academic text (2008)
  • Fifth, Bandura (1997) has done much research and writing on the self-efficacy concept.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Since Albert Bandura popularized this concept in the mid-1970s, questions remain unanswered.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Self-efficacy is the personal expectation that certain behaviors can be accomplished (Bandura, 1977).

    Academic text (2008)
  • Individuals need a sufficiently high level of perceived self-efficacy to maintain behaviors (Bandura, 1986).

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

Kimura
vsBandura
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A common Japanese family name

is a surname tied to a specific famous psychologist not limited to one culture
Bandi
vsBandura
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A family name used by people in different countries

is a surname linked to one notable individual rather than wide cultural use

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Bandura likely comes from the Ukrainian word bandura, which is a traditional 'stringed instrument' similar to a 'lute' or 'guitar'. It probably began as a nickname or job name for someone who played or made the instrument, so you can remember the name Bandura as 'the lute player'.