Problem Solving
Problem solving technique in which you try a variety of methods hoping to eventually get it correct.
Trial and Error
This term is a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people. A very general term....
Concept
Judging the likelihood of things or objects in terms of of how well they seem to match a particular prototype.
Representative Heuristic
Typically when does the babbling stage of language develop in children
4 months old
Children never exposed to any language, spoken or written, by the age of _____, gradually lose their ability to master any language.
7 years old
A sudden, novel realization of a solution to problem. Hint...we watched chimps problem solving using this strategy.
Insight
If someone says bird, and you think of a "robin" the robin is an example of your _____ for birds
Prototype
Term describing the experience of being afraid due to fears that may be unfounded is know as
Exaggerated fear
A synonym for the two-word stage of language development in children is...
telegraphic speech
People think of a Robin as a bird more than a penguin, because a robin is a better _____ of a bird
prototype
This problem solving strategy is time consuming, in that it exhausts all possibilities before arriving at a solution.
Algorithm
The inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective
Fixation
Overconfidence
Roughly at which age do children start speaking in two word sentences?
2 years old
"White House" and "Casa Blanca" are an example of the difference in
syntax
Using the signage above the aisle in the grocery store to help you locate the product you need to buy.
Heuristic
The candle-mounting problem was an example of which obstacle to problem solving
Functional Fixation
The tendency to stick with your own beliefs despite being presented with contrary evidence is known as
Belief Perseverance
This psychologist believed that the rate of language acquisition is so fast through learning principles and thus must be inborn. Name this psychologist.
While the structure of White House and Casa Blanca are different, the meaning remains the same. This is known as
Semantics
Buying lottery tickets only when the payout is high and there is a lot of information out about the next drawing. This is an example of which type of heuristic?
Availability
A tendency to search for information that supports a personal bias is known as
Confirmation bias
When the grocery stores label beef as 75% lean instead of 25% fat is an example of
Framing
This psychologist believed that language development may be explained on the basis of the learning principles such as reinforcement.
BF Skinner
This concept by Benjamin Whorf suggests that the language we speak determines how we think.
Linguistic Determination