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Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive at solutions to problems only by actually performing possible options and suffering the consequences.

Albert Bandura

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Albert Bandura
Age: 95 †
Born: 1925
Born: December 4
Died: 2021
Died: July 26
Psychologist
University Teacher
Problems
Arrive
Possible
Demands
Suffering
Consequences
Actually
Performing
Problem
Consequence
Trying
Solutions
Exceedingly
Would
Everyday
Coping
Life
Demand
Options

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