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by anorwell 1166 days ago
I modified the prompt in the article to ask that it only include books that exist by authors who are real people, and it does much better. By my manual check, every book exists, and the authors are correct with the exception of `Carlo C. DiClemente` on the last book.

Prompts are important.

``` Prompt: Can you give a list of top books on Social Cognitive Theory? Please only list books that you're sure exist, by authors who are real people.

ChatGPT (3.5): Sure, here are some books on Social Cognitive Theory:

    "Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory" by Albert Bandura
    "Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control" by Albert Bandura
    "Handbook of Socialization: Theory and Research" edited by Joan E. Grusec and Paul D. Hastings
    "Human Agency in Social Cognitive Theory" by Albert Bandura
    "Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders" by Aaron T. Beck
    "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success" by Carol S. Dweck
    "The Handbook of Social Psychology" edited by Susan T. Fiske, Daniel T. Gilbert, and Gardner Lindzey
    "Social Cognitive Psychology: History and Current Domains" edited by David F. Barone, James E. Maddux, and Carlo C. DiClemente
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and there may be other books on Social Cognitive Theory that are worth reading. ```