Albert Bandura's Agentic.pptx

UNDERSTANDING SELF

1. UNDERSTANDING THE SELF The Self from the Anthropological Perspective

2. Albert Bandura's Agentic Theory of the Self The social cognitive theory makes use of the agentic theory of the self to make sense of the self. To be an agent means to be capable of intentionally influencing one's own functionality and life circumstances. An agent recognizes his or her own ability to make life decisions .

3. Albert Bandura, who advanced the agentic theory of the self, asserted that people are not merely passive entities molded by environmental forces or driven by inner influences. The agentic theory of the self rejects the notion that selfhood is culturally influenced or controlled by urges, rather, it looks upon every human being as capable of thinking, deciding, foreseeing, and controlling his or her actions, free to decide for himself or herself. This capability is termed by Bandura as human agency . It is the capability of an individual to exert influence over the course of his or her actions.

4. For Bandura, there are four core properties of human reflection. Intentionality is manifested in how an individual agency intentionality, forethought, self-reactiveness, and self- forms intentions with action plans and strategies to realize then. The second property, forethought , refers to how an individual visualizes himself or herself in a future state of existing, therefore positions his or her plans in the future. This is how he or she ensuring that plans made can anticipate possible opportunities or roadblocks

5. The third, self-reactiveness shows that agents are not only planners and fore thinkers but also self-regulators. In order for one's intentions and foresight to produce successful actions, an individual needs to self-regulate his or her efforts for his or her vision to become reality. This includes adopting personal standards, constructing appropriate courses of action, monitoring activities, and regulating them by making use of self-reactions.

6. The fourth and last property, self-reflection , signifies that people are capable of self-examining their own functioning. They reflect on their life pursuits, the meaning of the actions they take in order to accomplish these pursuits, their thoughts, and personal efficacy . An individual with agency is expected to be able to manifest these properties in how he or she functions in his or her environment.

7. Bandura's theory views the self as a person and not as a distinct entity responsible for bearing information and regulating behavior. As agents, individuals exercise control over their own functioning. Since the self is situated in an environment where the interplay of interpersonal and intrapersonal activities occurs, the self-functions as a product of these influences making the Individual responsible for how he or she lets these various influences affect how he or she functions.