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INTERNALISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
Synonyms:
incorporation; internalisation; internalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("internalisation" is a kind of...):
acquisition; learning (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "internalisation"):
introjection ((psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects)
introjection ((psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego)
Derivation:
internalise (incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal)
