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semester 1 final Flashcards

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1
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language

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spoken/written/gestured/works and the way we combine to communicate meaning

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2
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phome

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alphabet or vowel

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3
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morpheme

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meaning(s)

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semantic

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set of rules by which we gain meaning from words in a given language
-study of MEANING

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syntax

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combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language

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babbling stage

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3-4 months old; baby baby

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one-word stage

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plus or minus 2 years old, single words

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two-word stage

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about age 2

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telegraphic

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baby saying something like “go car” which can refer to the baby wanting to go in the car

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10
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selectivity

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the process by which some aspects of the world are viewed as important while others are virtually neglected

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sapir-whorf hypothesis (linguistic determism)

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argues a language a person uses determines their perception of that person

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12
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fluid intelligence

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speedy problem solving

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13
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crystalized intelligence

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wisdom

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14
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factor analysis

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general intellegance
-if you are good in one class you are probably good at many classes

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analytical

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book smart

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creative

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singer/performer/comedian

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17
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practical

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common sense

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18
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validity

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if it is valued it is testing

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19
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face validity

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does that test look like it test what it is supposed to

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content validity

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it’s the parts of the test that represent knowledge

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criterion validity

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behavior that test is designed to predict

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predictive validity

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test predicts behavior

23
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reliability

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test shows the same result over and over
needs to be standardized

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objective test

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one set answer

25
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subjective test

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open to interpretation

26
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aptitude

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measure/potential

27
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achievement

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what you have learned

28
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iq score

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measure only at limited range of human mental abilities

29
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linguistic

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word smart

30
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logical

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number/reading

31
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spital

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picture

32
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protype

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mental image

33
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cognitive maps

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mental representation

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schema

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general framework that provides expectations about tobits events people and more

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script

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schema about sequence of events and actions predicted to occur

36
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alogrithims

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guareneed answer
may take long time

37
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heurisics

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simple shortcut not guarenteed answer

38
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anchoring

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estime the probabiloty of event not by starting from scratch

39
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avalibility herustic

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judging likelyhood of event

40
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representation

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people decide whatever an example belongs in a certain class on the basis of how similar it is to other objects

41
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mental set

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tendencdy to respond to do a new problem in the manner used for previous problems

42
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function fixedness

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inability to percive a new for an object associated with a different purpose

43
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creativity

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overcoming functional fizedness

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mean-ends analysis

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trail and error

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using analysis

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similarities between problems you are facing and others have encountered

46
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hindsight bias

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second guess

47
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confirmation bias

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the tendency for people to favor things that confirm perception

48
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IQ

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Benew
identical twins have the most similar iq

49
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natural

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rainbow because it happen in the sky

50
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social learning theory

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observational study

51
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generlization

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saying bless you to someone sneezing

52
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little albert

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unethical
learn to fear

53
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extinction

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goes away after time

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