Social cognitive theory

社会認知理论 (Social Cognitive Theory)是美国心理学家阿尔波特·班杜拉提出的社會心理學基础理论，这一理论源于行为主义学派的强化学习理论——即学习，本质上说是受到增強與惩罚的影响，而改变了行为的发生概率。例如，小孩说真话，得到了糖果奖励，以后他傾向於更多说真话；小孩说谎话，得到了糖果，以后他傾向於更多地说谎话。

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