o form relationships with others. By joining certain social groups and accepting their way of thinking, a sense of belongingness is reached. So, because of these social groups a person joins, news experiences are encountered, new things are learned, and the personality grows. Geography also plays a major role in the development and growth of personality. Depending on where you are born, there are different customs and different ways of doing things. Social standards are different throughout the world, so depending on where you were born, your personality could be drastically different. For example, in one country it could be quite normal to show public displays of affection or some other sort of sexual behavior. You might be walking down the street and see a couple making out on a park bench. But in another country it may be against the law to even kiss another person in a public place. Also, if you were born into some tribe in Africa, it could be completely normal to see men and women walking around nude. Certain socially acceptable or unacceptable behaviors would have a serious effect on how open you are towards others. Any behavior that is heavily reinforced will have a great chance at becoming a learned behavior in a person, affect that individual’s personality, and have a substantial influence of the future choices made by that individual. Natural environment itself can also play a role in one’s personality. Everything that is taken in by a person’s senses affects that way the person perceives new experiences and, therefore, adds to that individual’s personality. For example, in some studies, it has been shown that the color or temperature of a room can affect a person’s emotions. Also, if someone were placed into a dark room for a long period of time, there is a good possibility that he or she could become depressed, whereas, in most cases, that person, if put in an outdoor environment on a nice day, ...
