Albert Bandura is best known for which concept?

• A. Social learning theory and modeling
• B. Unconscious conflicts
• C. Self-actualization
• D. Technique of dream analysis

Answer: (A)

Albert Bandura is best known for social learning theory and modeling. This idea shows that people learn new behaviors by watching others and by observing the consequences of those behaviors, not only through direct reinforcement. The famous Bobo doll experiments demonstrated that children imitate observed aggressive acts, illustrating how learning can occur through observation. Bandura also highlighted cognitive processes in learning—attention, memory, and motivation—laying the groundwork for social cognitive theory. The other options reflect different theoretical traditions: unconscious conflicts come from psychoanalysis, self-actualization from humanistic psychology, and dream analysis from psychoanalytic technique.