chapters 7- Flashcards
not super hard on language (119 cards)
Concepts
aspects of a bird example (wings, beak, etc.)
Prototype
the actual bird raven, panguin, etc
Schema
a mental construct consisting of a collection of related concepts. When a schema is activated, we automatically make assumptions about the
person/object/situation.
Role schema
makes assumptions about how individuals in certain roles will behave. (how do you know about being a pilot before you were a pilot)
Event schema (cognitive script)
set of
routine or automatic behaviors.
- Can vary widely among different cultures and
countries.
- Dictate behavior.
- Make habits difficult to break.
- E.g. when riding in an elevator, we
automatically stand facing the door.
Hard to change
Language
a communication system that involves using words and systematic rules to organize those words to transmit information from one individual to another.
Lexicon
the words of a given language.
Grammar
the set of rules that are used to convey meaning through the use of the
lexicon.
Phoneme
a basic sound unit (ah, eh,).
Morphemes
the smallest units of language that convey some type of meaning.
Language is constructed through semantics and syntax.
Semantics
the meaning we derive from morphemes and words.
Syntax
the way words are organized into sentences.
Noam Chomsky proposed:
proposed that the mechanisms underlying language acquisition are biologically determined.
Critical period
proficiency at acquiring language is maximal early in life.
Heuristic
general problem-solving framework.
- Short-cuts.
- A “rule of thumb”.
- Working-backwards – begin solving the problem by focusing on the end
result.
- Breaking large tasks into a series of smaller steps.
Functional fixedness
– inability to perceive an
object being used for something other than what it
was designed for. (ie thinking inside the box)
Anchoring bias
tendency to focus on one piece of information when making a
decision or solving a problem.
Hindsight bias
leads you to believe that the event you just experienced was
predictable, even though it wasn’t.
Representative bias
– tendency to unintentionally stereotype someone or
something.
Availability heuristic
tendency to make a decision based on an example,
information, or recent experience that is readily available to you, even though it may
not be the best example to inform your decision.
Divergent thinking
thinking “outside the box”.
- Used when more than one possibility exists on a situation.
being given a brick and using it for murder
Convergent thinking
ability to provide a correct or well-established answer or
solution to a problem. (my coffee filter is out so I will go to a coffee shop instead)
TRIARCHIC THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
Sternburg
What are the types of intelligence for multiple intelligence theories
- Linguistic
- Logical-mathematical
- Musical
- Bodily-kinesthetic
- Spatial
- Interpersonal
- Intrapersonal
- Naturalist
- Existential