CH 9 Key words
Psychology 131 with Chow at North Island College
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Psychology
Psychology Study Guide
Created: 2011-05-25
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Cognition
All mental activities.
thinking, knowing, remembering, communication info, etc.
Concept
Mental grouping of similar objects, people, events
Prototype
The best example of category
Algorithm
methodical, logical procedure, guarantees success but slow
Heuristic
allows us to make judgements and solve problems efficiently.
Not as good as algorithm.
Insight
Realization of the solution to a problem, contrasts with trail and error
Confirmation Bias
To search for info that supports perconceptions
Fixation
Inability to approach a problem in a new way
Mental Set
To continue doing a problem solving strategy even when it is no longer helpful
Functional Fixedness
A person can think of things only in terms of usual functions
Representativeness Heuristic
Type of fixation in which a person can thinkof things only in terms of their usual functions
Representativeness Heuristic
To judge the likelihood of things in terms of how well they match particular prototypes
Availability Heuristic
Estimating the probability of certain events in terms of how readily they come to mind
Overconfidence
Overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgments
Belief perseverance
To cling to a particular belief even after the info that led to the formation of the belief is discredited.
Intuition
Automatic and effortless feeling or thought
Framing
The way an issue or question is posed, it can affect people's perception of the issue or answer to the question
Language
Spoken, Written, or signed words and how we combine them to communicate
Phonemes
smallest units of sounds in a language that are distinctive for speakers of the language
Morphemes
smallest units of language that carry meaning
Grammar
Rules in a language
Semantics
rules used to derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences in a language
(ad -ed to make past tense)
Syntax
Rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences
(adjectives before nouns)
Babbling Stage
around 4 months
spontaneous utterance of speech sounds
One-word stage
1-2 years old
Single words are spoken
two-word stage
after age two speak in two word sentences.
Telegraphic speech
two-word stage
mostly nouns and verbs
Aphasia
impairment of language as result to damage of areas like brocas and wenickes
Broca's Area
located in left frontal lobe
controles motor ability to produce speech
Wernicke's area
Left Temporal lobe
Language comprehension and expression
Linguistic determinism
Benjamin Whorf's hypothesis that language determines the way we thinkg
About this deck
By: Danielle Nichol
Textbook: Psychology
Psychology Study Guide
Created: 2011-05-25
Size: 31 flashcards
Views: 15
Textbook:
Psychology Psychology Study GuideCreated: 2011-05-25
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