thought and language (chapter 8) Flashcards

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concepts

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the mental representation of an object, event or idea
-can be grouped through categorization

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categories

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clusters of interrelated concepts

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prototypes

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mental representations of an average category member

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categorization is based on experience

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quick and accurate process

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linguistic relativity (whorfian hypothesis)

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the theory that the language we use determines how we understand and categorize the world

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networks and hierarchies

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Nodes include
basic-level categories; bird and fish
broader category; animal
lowest three nodes, specific categories; robin, emu, trout

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priming;

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Semantic networks
a technique in which previous exposure to a stimulus can influence that individuals later responses either to the same stimulus or to one that is related to it

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How can you explain priming effects?

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lexical decision task; participants must determine if a string of letters forms a word

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bargh, chen and burrows

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priming participants with concepts related to the elderly stereotype caused them to walk more slowly at the end of the experiment

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bounded rationality

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there are limits to human processing, due to available information and time

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satisficing

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decisions are often a combination of satisfying and sufficing, rather than optimizing

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maximizers

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are those who attempt to evaluate every option for every choice until they find the perfect fit

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problem solving

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the process of finding solutions to problems encountered in life

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algorithms

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problem-solving strategies based on a series of rules
-more objective, logical and slower

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heuristics

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problem solving-strategies that stem from prior experiences and provide an educated guess as to what is more likely solution

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representativeness heuristic

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the degree to which an event is similar in essential characteristics to its parent population

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availability heuristic

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assessing the probability of an event by the ease with which instances or occurrences can be brought to mind
“if you can think of it, it must be important”

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adjustment and anchoring effect

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the individual uses a specific target number as a starting point (the anchor) and then adjusts to final answer according to that value

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framing effects

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decision making can be influenced by how a problem is worded or framed

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belief perseverance

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occurs when an individual remains committed to their decision or belief even in the face of evidence against it

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confirmation bias

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occurs when an individual searches for only evidence that will confirm his or hers beliefs instead of evidence that might disconfirm them

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language

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a form of communication that involves the use of spoken, written or gestural symbols that are combined in a rule-based form

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aphasia

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a language disorder caused by damage to the brain structures that support using and understanding language

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wernickes area

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the area of the brain most associated with finding the meaning of words

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wernickes aphasia
damage to the wernickes area results language disorder in which a person has difficulty understand the words he or she hears
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brocoas area
helps physically produce speech, but also in syntax processing musical notes
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brocas asphasia
damage to the brooks area an individual can still speak but it is very difficult and consist of limited single words filed with pauses. even gesturing with speech can be affected
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fast mapping
the ability to map words onto concepts or objects after only a single exposure
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sensitive period
brains are primed to develop language skills ability fades starting around 7
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the bilingual brain
cost; children smaller vocabulary adults; bilingual adults are slower at accessing words benefits; better executive functions: people who speak more than one language to inhibit one language while speaking and listening to another
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genetic basis of language: FOXP2 gene
the physical and chemical processes this gene codes for are related to language -FOXP2 gene is shared with other species, but only humans have language
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chimpanzee Viki (1950s)
cross-fostered four words
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chimpanzee Washoe (1960s)
ASL -200 signs -generalized words
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Bonobo Kanzi
lexigrams -350 symbols -3,000 spoken words
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sentence-rerifcation technique
volunteers wait for a sentence to appear in front of them on a computer screen and respond as quickly as they can to yes or no statements
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mental set
a cognitive obstacle that occurs when an individual attempts to apply a routine solution to what is actually a new type of problem
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functional fixedness
which occurs when an individual identifies an object a technique that could potentially solve a problem
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anchoring effect
occurs when an individual attempts to solve a problem involving numbers and uses previous knowledge to keep the responses within a limited range.
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morphemes
the smallest meaningful units of a language. "pig" cant be broken down into smaller units
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semantics
the study of how people come to understand meaning from words
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syntax
the rules for combining words and morphemes into meaningful phrases and sentences -the recipe for language
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cross-fostered
animal was raised as a member of a family that she was not of the same species
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two biological explanations of children having superior fast mapping
1. the development of brain beings to form language-related functions in the left hemisphere 2. increased in amount of myelin on the brains axon terminals, a change that would increase the speed of communication between neurons