Language Flashcards
semantics
meaning in language
morpheme
sounds in language
language development
steps of language development as a child ages
under extension
only uses one word to identify one object
dog=doggy
overextension
uses one word for everything
all dogs=doggy
overregularization
improper tense
Cromsky
language acquisition device: language required before age 12
Nature
skinner
conditioning to learn language – social observation learning
Nurture
whorf
language affects how we think – different problem-solving
problem-solving: schema
mental images – inductive/deductive reasoning
inductive versus deductive reasoning
inductive:start at special topic and at Gen.
Deductive: start at general topic end at specific
Matrix
uses chart to represent all possible situations
incubation
put problems aside – sleep on it
insight
sudden realization of the solution
language obstacle - functional fixedness
only use object for one purpose
language obstacle – mental set
Old problem-solving even as a new option is better
Ex: teacher uses grade book instead of online grading system
language obstacle: confirmation bias
searching for information you already have acquired
language obstacle: divergent thinking
producing more than one correct answer
language obstacle: convergent thinking
only one correct answer
Test answer
heuristics
decesion making strategies
availability heuristics
estimating probability an event comes to mind
representative heuristic’s
House similar a prototype is to an actual problem
gamblers fallacy
Believe chances increase if one thing is chosen more than another
