Memory
the relatively permanent and practically unlimited capacity memory system in to which information from short term memory may pass
Long term Memory
A flexible system of spoken written, or signed symbols that enables us to communicate our thoughts and feelings
Language
thinking about how you think
metacognition
Long term memory of facts and experiences that we consciously know and can verbalize
Explicit Memory
Basic sound units of language
Phonemes
a sudden to often novel realization of of the solution to the problem
Insight
Long term memory for skills and procedures to do things affected by previous experience without that experience being consciously recalled
Implicit Memory
The set of rules that regulates the order in which words can be combined into grammatically sensible sentences
Syntax
the inability to look at a problem from a fresh perspective, using a prior strategy that may not lead to success
Fixation
systems in which concepts arrange for more general to more specific classes
Hierarchies
definition of critical period
time period in which stimuli have a major effect on development
The way a problem is posed
Framing
Define Semantic Networks
more irregular and distorted systems than strict hierarchies with multiple links from one concept to others
Theories of Language Acquisition
young children quickly acquire the language of others around them
What did Benjamin Whorf propose
That different languages cause people to view the world differently