SA 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: George Herbert Mead, Herbert Blumer, Edward Thorndike
23 Oct 2016
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Learning process that involves development/changes in the individual"s sense of self. Primary socialization : socialization that occurs during childhood. Secondary socialization : socialization that occurs later in life. Always being socialized into the dynamic world. The degree to which a person"s behaviour, attitudes, and other personal characteristics are determined/caused by a specific factor. Avoid biological determinism (chemicals alone is what makes us who we are) The greater part of who we are is determined by our genes. Too complex to be reduced to our genes. Behaviourism : school of thought in psychology that takes a strong cultural. Behaviourists believe that almost any behavior can be taught and determinist position learned. Much of who we are, behaviorists would argue, is a consequence of how previous behavior was reinforced. If you do something and it"s rewarded, the likelihood of doing it again increases (rewarded behavior is reinforced) If you do something and it"s punished/ignored, the likelihood of you doing it again decreases.
