在学习论的传统上,心理学家偏重于经典条件反射和操作条件反射的研究,班图拉对心理学的杰出贡献恰恰在于他发掘了前人所忽视的学习形式——观察学习,给了观察学习以应有的重视。美国心理学家劳尔(Lowe,C.T.)说:“在所有类型的学习中,观察学习始终为心理学家所忽视,只有班图拉给它以严肃认真的考虑……” In the tradition of learning theory, psychologists emphasize the study of the reflection of the classic conditions and the reflection of the operating conditions. Bantura’s outstanding contribution to psychology precisely lies in that he has discovered the learning forms that his predecessors ignored Observation and learning with due attention. American psychologist Lowe C.T. said: “In all types of learning, observational learning has always been ignored by psychologists, and only Bantura gave it serious consideration ...”