chapter 10 Flashcards
broca’s area
more forward
wernicke’s area
more backward
non fluent (broca) aphasia
People with conduction aphasiahave a hard time repeating words or sentences that have been spoken to them. They might not have severe problems with fluency or comprehension, depending on the size of the damage.
fluent (wernicke) aphasia
type of receptive aphasia that affects the understanding of spoken and written language, while preserving the ability to produce speech.
bilingualism/multilingualism
Proficient in two languages.
Proficient in more than two languages.
- back then bilinguilism was viewed as impairing intelligence
- now has advantages in executive control and cognitive reserve
linguistic determinism
strong form
concept that language and its structures limit and determine human knowledge or thought, as well as thought processes such as categorization, memory, and perception.
linguistic relativism
idea that the structure of the language natively spoken by people defines the way they view the world and interact with it
weak form
cognition
Internal mental processes including information processing, thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.
analogical representation
A representation that maintains some of the characteristics of the real object (e.g., maps).
symbolic representation
A representation that bears no resemblance to the actual object (e.g., language).
do not correspond to the physical characteristics of actual objects
concept
An organizing principle derived from experience.
a mental representation that groups object, events or relations around common themes
defining attributes (classic categorization) models
objects are categorized according to a certain set of rules of specific set of features
- some attributes are more important than others
-some concepts appear better than others
- membership within a category determined on an all or none basis
prototype model
A representation of a category formed by averaging all members of the category.
- objects categorized according to how closely they resemble the prototype of the category
exemplar model
A specific member of a category used to represent the category.
- instead of single prototype, all members of the category that we have encountered for the concept; choose a specific example
taxonomic categorization strategies
species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
analytic thinking style
focus on individual objects, assigning them to categories based on their attributes.
rule based
thematic categorization strategies
familiarize, generate codes, search themes, review themes, define and name themes, produce report
holistic thinking style
Holistic thinkers consider the context as a whole, focusing on the relationships between objects
family resemblance
reasoning
Using information to determine if a conclusion is
valid or reasonable
deductive reasoning
you make an inference, or come to a conclusion, by applying different premises.
inductive reasoning
method where specific observations or experiences are used to reach a broader, general
decision making
Attempting to select the best alternative
among several options
satisficers
satisficers are individuals who are pleased to settle for a good enough option, not necessarily the very best outcome in all respects
maximizers
Maximizers are people who strive to get the very best out of every decision.