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internalization

internalization

2 7.7
The process of making beliefs or ways of behaving part of a person's thinking and actions
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntɜrnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : internalización
  • Extrinsically motivated behaviors can become self-determined through the closely related developmental process of internalization and integration.
  • internalization of stigma
  • internalization of values
  • internalization process

simulation, rehearsal, internalization, reflex. There never was an Olympian

Examples

  • Competence in writing develops, in part, via internalization of social interactions (Vygotsky, 1978).

    Academic text (1993)
  • Further, acculturation was significantly and positively associated with the internalization of racial stigma.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Critics are also concerned about the internalization of the paradigm within the system.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Under these repeated conditions, internalization has a higher probability of occurring.

    Academic text (1991)
  • However, if preservice teachers do not feel comfortable responding, this internalization process is unable to occur.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Successful instrumental performance requires internalization of the melodic idea and can therefore be used to assess individual progress.

    Academic text (1993)
  • From the qualitative assessment, it is concluded that learning requires the internalization of external visualization.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The process of developing these symbolic, self-reinforcing influences is the internalization process being studied by Bandura.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Kohlberg saw moralization as a process of internalization of cultural or parental norms (Kohlberg 1976).

    Academic text (2013)
  • His commitment to social justice reflects the internalization of core values he learned as a child.

Synonyms

socialization
vsinternalization
  • US
9 4.7

Learning the ways and rules of a group or society

is internal personal acceptance that persists without outside prompting
assimilation
vsinternalization
  • Specialized
1 6.0

Fitting new ideas into what a person already knows

is about adopting values that become inner guides, not just fitting ideas mentally
enculturation
vsinternalization
  • Specialized
1 9.3

Learning a culture's values and ways, often starting in childhood

involves personal acceptance guiding actions without continual external pressure
interiorization
vsinternalization
  • Specialized
9.1

Making beliefs or feelings part of a person's thinking

is about adopting values that guide actions without outside influence
introjection
vsinternalization
  • Specialized
9.9

Accepting other people's values or beliefs into your own thinking without being aware

is a conscious or stable acceptance that guides actions, not an unconscious intake

Antonyms

Showing inner thoughts or feelings in an outward form

How Internalized

commitment
829 3.3
integration
47 4.0
internalization
  • Specialized
2 7.7
adoption
152 3.5
acceptance
104 2.7
awareness
336 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

internalization = internalize (transparent) = internal + ize + ation

Formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' to 'internal' and then the noun-forming suffix '-ation'; the sequence yields a clear 'process of making internal' meaning.

Etymology

Internalization comes from internal meaning 'inside' and the ending -ization meaning a 'process'. So internalization is the process of making an idea, value, or behavior 'part of you', which is why it means adopting attitudes that guide your actions.