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Bandura argues that self-efficacy is a key person/cognitive factor in a child's life

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Dr. Bandura is a leading architect to Social Cognitive Theory

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Bandura's major contribution to this theory is the belief that observational learning is cognitive- in that people will observe others and make the cognitive choice to replicate that behavior because it is what they know/understand.

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People acquire their behaviors, thoughts, and feelings through their observations of their relationships and other's behaviors and reactions.  This is a very important role in a child's development.

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If a child only hears sarcastic tones, they may also only use sarcastic tones with their peers or siblings.

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If a child see's their parent react with yelling or hostility, they recognize this a normalized behavior and may react in a similar fashion with their peers.

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Bandura, and social cognitive theory, argues that a persons, "cognitive processes have important links with the environment and behavior" (Santrock, 2019).

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This diagram demonstrates how the relationship between behavior, environment, and Person/cognitive all work together and are "reciprocal" rather than one leading to the next.

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Bandura, A. (2001). Social cognitive theory. Annual Review of Psychology (Vol. 52). Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews.

Bandura, A. (2015). Moral disengagement. New York: Worth.

Santrock, J. W. (2019). Children (14th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.