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How children learn to use diverse sources of efficacy information in developing a stable and accurate sense of personal efficacy is a matter of considerable interest

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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Developing
Children
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Personal
Efficacy
Information
Considerable
Interest
Sources
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Diverse
Use
Accurate
Sense
Stable

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