chap 11 Flashcards
1
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Metacognition
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the awareness of or thinking about one’s own cognitive processes
2
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Algorithm
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a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem
3
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Heuristic
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experimental strategies, or rules of thumb, problem-solving
4
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mental set
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a habitual strategy or pattern of problem-solving
5
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functional fixedness
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the inability to imagine new uses for familiar objects
6
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Language
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the expression of ideas through symbols and sounds that are arranged according to rules
7
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Phoneme
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an individual sound that is a basic structural element of language
8
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Morpheme
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the smallest unit of meaning in a given language
9
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Syntax
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language rules that govern how words can be combined to form meaningful phrases and sentences
10
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Semantics
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the study of meaning in language
