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Discuss the contributions that Albert Bandura made to the field of learning and cognition

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A brief discussion about Albert Bandura and his contributions to psychology, in particular as they relate to learning and cognition.

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My name is Jason Blair and it is my pleasure to assist you with some notes today related to the various contributions that Albert Bandura made to the field of psychology, particularly in the areas of learning and cognition. By way of introduction, I am a professor in the state of Arizona.

While Bandura developed many theories during his career, one of his most famous is the social learning theory. He discovered that much of human interaction and learning occurs as a result ...

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