Language
Our spoken, written, or gestured words and the way we combine them to communicate meaning.
What is Language
around 80,000
How many words do you know?
Family Resemblance Theory
Prototype Theory
Exemplar Theory
What are the theories of concepts
It involves trying various possible solutions, and if that fails, trying others.
Trial and error.
the ability to learn from one’s experiences, acquire knowledge, and use resources effectively in adapting to new situations or solving problems.
What is intelligence?
The smallest distinctive sound unit in a language
What are phonemes
13!!!
On average after 1 years how many words a day do you learn?
Features that appear to be characteristic of category members may not be possessed by every member.
What is the family resemblance theory
What is is a step-by-step strategy for solving a problem, methodically leading to a specific solution
Algorithm
How can intelligence be measured?Psychologists define intelligence testing as a method for assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes and comparing them with others using numerical scores.
How can intelligence be measured?
Morphemes are the smallest unit of a language that carries meaning. (like a prefix or suffix)
What are morphemes?
The learner selects and transforms information, constructs hypotheses, and makes decisions, relying on a cognitive structure to do so.
What is the Constructivist Theory?
The theory talks about the best or most typical member of a category.
Prototype Theory
is a short-cut, step-saving thinking strategy or principle which generates a solution quickly (but possibly in error).What is a heuristic approach?
Heuristic approach
Majority of population has an IQ of 70 - 130
What is the average IQ of the general population?
The rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences.
What is Syntax?
Piaget
Who says that Language is just one aspect of intellectual development?
What says new exemplars are compared to known exemplars
Exemplar Theory
What refers to a sudden realization, a leap forward in thinking, that leads to a solution.
Insight
It is how much of the variation seen in a certain trait within a population can be attributed to genetic variation, as opposed to environment
What is heritability?
The set of rules by which we derive meaning in a language. (like making a word past tense by adding "ed")
What are Semantics?
we can explain language development through rewards and punishments
What did Skinner theorize?
What is the tendency to get stuck in one way of thinking; an inability to see a problem from a new perspective.
Fixation
it causes children to develop a lack of personal control over the environment, and it impoverishes their intelligence.
What does early neglect from caregivers cause?