Language and Thought

Question 1

Define Phonemes

Answer 1

Smallest unit of speech

Question 2

Define Morphemes

Answer 2

Smallest unit of meaning

Question 3

Define Semantics

Answer 3

Meaning of words and word combinations

Question 4

Define Syntax

Answer 4

System of rules for arranging words into sentences

Question 5

Explain Behaviourist theories of language

Answer 5

Learning of specific verbal responses

Question 6

Explain the Nativist Theory of language

Answer 6

Rules of language

Question 7

Explain the Interactionist Theory of language

Answer 7

Cognitive, Social Communication and Emergentist theories

Question 8

What are the three basic classes of problem-solving according to Greeno (1978)?

Answer 8

Problems of Inducing Structure
Problems of Arrangement
Problems of Transformation

Question 9

What are 2 barriers to effective problem-solving?

Answer 9

Irrelevant information & Mental Set

Question 10

Define Heuristics and give two examples

Answer 10

Shortcuts in problem-solving

Working backwards & Searching for analogies