Socialization and Psychology Socialization = the process of learning the skills and attitudes needed to become a well-adjusted member of society

Peers

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Family

Teach us basic cognitive skills

School

teach us subjects like math and more abstract reasoning

Media

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The workplace

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Behavioural (ex Pavlov)

Skinner tells us that positive reinforcements have a lasting impact on behaviour

psychoanalyst (ex Freud)

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Developmental (ex. Erikson)

Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

Abstract thinking -- 11+ (Incorporated in Education system)

Schemas being refined

Erikson - teens -identity vs. diffusion - teaches us that developing a strong sense of self identity helps us become better adjusted

Humanist (ex Maslow)

everyone has basic needs that must be meet before we can move on to other 'higher' stages of development

Self-actualization is a goal of socialization and optimizes how a society can function if adopted

Speaking to other's improves your mental state

Antidepressants

parts and functions of the brain

Frontal Lobe

Temporal Lobe

Parietal Lobe

Occipital Lobe

Visual Processing

evolution and development of the brain

your personality could change when youre with different group of people

personality types

we may learn to be more extroverted from our families and this may be a skill that helps us become better adjusted

our personality types might come from a tv show character or someone that is close to you