According to George Herbert Mead, how do children first learn to use language and other symbols?
A) They develop the ability to repress the trauma associated with birth.
B) They imitate important people in their lives.
C) They pretend to be other people.
D) They learn the important symbols at school.

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Children first learn to use language and other symbols by imitating important people in their lives, such as parents and caregivers, as part of Mead's theory of socialization.

According to George Herbert Mead, How Do Children First Learn