Among the classic tales we tell psychology students every semester is that of the fabled Bobo doll. In the typical story, young children are brought to a psychology laboratory. There, they watch adult ...

correction A previous version of this article incorrectly said that President Barack Obama awarded Dr. Bandura a National Medal of Science in 2014. Dr. Bandura received the award in 2016. The article ...

Albert Bandura, a psychologist whose landmark studies on aggression are a staple of introductory psychology classes and whose work on the role of people’s beliefs in shaping their behavior transformed ...