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Forceful actions arising from erroneous beliefs often create social effects that confirm the misbeliefs

Albert Bandura

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Albert Bandura
Age: 95 †
Born: 1925
Born: December 4
Died: 2021
Died: July 26
Psychologist
University Teacher
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