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semantics

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meaning in language

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morpheme

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sounds in language

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language development

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steps of language development as a child ages

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under extension

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only uses one word to identify one object

dog=doggy

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overextension

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uses one word for everything

all dogs=doggy

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overregularization

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improper tense

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Cromsky

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language acquisition device: language required before age 12

Nature

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skinner

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conditioning to learn language – social observation learning

Nurture

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whorf

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language affects how we think – different problem-solving

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problem-solving: schema

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mental images – inductive/deductive reasoning

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inductive versus deductive reasoning

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inductive:start at special topic and at Gen.
Deductive: start at general topic end at specific

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Matrix

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uses chart to represent all possible situations

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incubation

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put problems aside – sleep on it

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insight

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sudden realization of the solution

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language obstacle - functional fixedness

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only use object for one purpose

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language obstacle – mental set

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Old problem-solving even as a new option is better

Ex: teacher uses grade book instead of online grading system

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language obstacle: confirmation bias

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searching for information you already have acquired

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language obstacle: divergent thinking

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producing more than one correct answer

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language obstacle: convergent thinking

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only one correct answer

Test answer

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heuristics

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decesion making strategies

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availability heuristics

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estimating probability an event comes to mind

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representative heuristic’s

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House similar a prototype is to an actual problem

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gamblers fallacy

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Believe chances increase if one thing is chosen more than another