Bandura's Social Learning Theory & Social Cognitive Learning Theory

Albert Bandura is known as the father of cognitive theory. He was born December 4, 
1925 in a small town in northern Alberta, Canada, located approximately 50 miles from 
Edmonton. Bandura’s early education consisted of one small school with only two 
teachers. (Stokes, 1986). Albert Bandura soon became fascinated by psychology after 
enrolling at the University of British Columbia. He had started out at biological sciences
major, his interest in psychology formed quite by accident. He was working nights and 
commuting to school with a group of students who arrived much earlier than his other 
courses started. ( Pajares, 2004).

In 1949 he graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in 
Psychology. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Iowa
in 1952. After he finished his PhD because of his famous studies and searches Bandura 
was elected as the president of the American Psychological Association in 1974. He was 
also elected as the outstanding lifetime contribution to Psychology, American
Psychological Association in 2004. Among all scholars Bandura was known as the 
father of the Cognitive Theory. (Bandura, 2006a).