Richard H. Walters's scientific contributions

Publications (8)

Article
A research report on the origins of antisocial behavior of 26 adolescent boys. Each boy and a matched control were given an intensive interview and a TAT-like projective test. The parents of all boys were similarly interviewed to determine their attitudes about, and how they actually handled, problems relating to dependency, aggression, and sex as...
Article
Traducción de: Social Learning and Personality Development La ed. de 1979 es señalada como la 4a ed. En realidad es copia de la 2a ed.

Citations

... Human success within diverse environments has been associated with our ability to learn from others through observation and imitation (Bandura & Walters, 1963, 1977Boyd et al., 2011;Henrich & Boyd, 1998). Social learning occurs when individuals or groups observe and imitate the behavior of others. ...
... Kindly check publisher location in references Aiken et al. (1991), Bandura and Walters (1959), Bjorseth et al. (2010), Patterson (1982), Sobel (1982). ...
... Des auteurs ont déjà signalé que le rôle du père comme éducateur explique peut-être mieux que celui de la mère l'activité délinquante des garçons au cours de l'adolescence. Andry (1960) et Grygier et al., (1969 montrent que c'est ce qui différencie les délinquants des non-délinquants. Bandura et Walters ( 195 8) et Mailloux (1971) signalent que la rupture de la relation entre le père et le fils peut être une des sources principales de la confusion d'identité. ...
... Desde la teoría del aprendizaje social (Bandura & Walters, 1974), enmarcada en el campo de la psicología, se presta atención a que, en contextos sociales, los patrones de comportamiento se adquieren, fundamentalmente por imitación de las conductas observadas en otras personas que son relevantes para quien aprende la propia conducta. Al respecto, Bandura (1983) señaló que, a diferencia del aprendizaje instrumental que resulta lento, los procesos de exposición a modelos significativos suscitan aprendizajes muchos más rápidos. ...
... A positive vicarious experience can promote action over apprehension and discourage mimicking behaviors that receive negative results. Social persuasion from those we determine to have prestige (e.g., teachers) or individuals we respect (e.g., family and friends) can provide added encouragement regarding our ability to succeed at a given task [10]. Finally, our physiological states combined with our interpretations of our physical and emotional reactions can potentially impact our beliefs in our abilities. ...