Chapter 8

Question 1

What is Cognitive Psychology?

Answer 1

Field of psychology concerned with the study of higher mental processes such as thinking, knowing, and deciding

Question 2

What is thinking?

Answer 2

Manipulation of information in the form of mental images or concepts

Question 3

What is language?

Answer 3

• The use of language to communicate is the human ability to develop, refine, and exchange ideas
• Language is the understanding of the rules of what they say

Question 4

What are Phonemes?

Answer 4

• The smallest units of sound understood as part of a language
• Approximately 200 phonemes in all languages, but each uses about 20-60

Question 5

What are Morphemes?

Answer 5

• The smallest unit of sound that conveys meaning

- con, struct, and ed

Question 6

What is Syntax?

Answer 6

• Organization of words into phrases and sentences

- An understanding of word order to convey ideas

Question 7

What is Intelligence?

Answer 7

•The ability to excel at a variety of tasks, especially those related to academic success

Question 8

What is “Mental Age?”

Answer 8

–measure of intelligence derived by comparing an individual’s score on an intelligence test with the average performance of individuals the same age