CHAPTER 7b pt. 2 Flashcards

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1
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The average length of children’s spoken statements (measured in phonemes)

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Mean length of utterance (MLU)

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2
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Persisting in suing problem soling strategies that have worked in the past

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Mental set

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the ability to reflect on use of language

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Metalinuistic awareness

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4
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The smallest units of meaning in a language

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Morphemes

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Using a word incorrectly to describe a wider set of objects or actions than it is meant to

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Overextensions

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In children, incorrect generalization of grammatical rules to irregular cases where they do not apply

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Overregularization

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the smallest units of sound in a spoken language

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Phonemes

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Active efforts to discover what must be done to achieve a goal that is not readily available

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Problem solving

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The set of possible pathways to a solution considered by the problem solver

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Problem space

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10
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A standardized measure of a sample of a person’s behaviour

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Psychological test

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Basing the estimated probability of an event on how similar it is to the typical prototype of that event

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Representative heuristic

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12
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Making choices under conditions of uncertainty

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Risky decision making

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13
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The collection of subjects selected for observation

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Sample

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The area of language concerned with understanding the meaning of words and word coninations

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Semantics

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A system of rules that specify how words can be combined into phrases and sentences

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Syntax

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16
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Speech consists mainly content of words; articles; prepositions and other less critical words are omitted

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Telegraphic speech

17
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Simon’s assertions that people tend to use simple strategies in decision making that focus on only a few facets of available options and often result in irrational decisions that are less than optimal

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Theory of bounded rationality

18
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Trying possible solutions sequentially and discarding those that are in error until one works

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Trial and error

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Errors that occur when a child incorrectly uses a word to describe a narrower set of objects or actions than it is meant to

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Underextentions