Action Quote by Albert Bandura

... much seemingly chance variation in human behavior is not due to chance; it is in fact the logical result of a few basic,…

— Isabel Briggs Myers

When actions are followed by events that are not causally related to the prior acts, people often erroneously perceive contingencies that do not, in…

— Albert Bandura

Accurate processing of information about outcomes is no simple task under the variable conditions of everyday life . . . usually, many factors enter…

— Albert Bandura

“We humans are the victims of an asymmetry in the perception of random events. We attribute our successes to our skills, and our failures…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Belief that influences behavior influences results.

— Tom Herman

Situational variables can exert powerful influences over human behavior, more so that we recognize or acknowledge.

— Philip Zimbardo

What disturbs people's minds are not events but their judgments on events.

— Epictetus

Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized…

— Thor Heyerdahl

“The associative machinery seeks causes. The difficulty we have with statistical regularities is that they call for a different approach. Instead of focusing on…

— Daniel Kahneman

“Consequences must outweigh probabilities”

— Blaise Pascal

While it is true that most people never see or understand the difference they make, or sometimes only imagine their actions having a tiny…

— Andy Andrews

People regulate their level and distribution of effort in accordance with the effects they expect their actions to have. As a result, their behavior…

— Albert Bandura