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The satisfactions people derive from what they do are determined to a large degree by their self-evaluative standards

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Albert Bandura
Age: 95 †
Born: 1925
Born: December 4
Died: 2021
Died: July 26
Psychologist
University Teacher
Self
Satisfactions
People
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Degree
Satisfaction
Determined
Degrees
Standards
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Evaluative

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