Language
Why is Language Important?
Communication builds relationships
What is confirmation bias?
Only pay attention to the evidence that supports our original position
What is fluid intelligence?
The ability to think on the spot and solve novel problems:
• The ability to perceive relationships
• The ability to gain new types of knowledge
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
"Founder of Modern Psychology"
What is Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?
The structure of our language influences a
native speaker’s perception and categorization of experiences
What is mental set?
The brain's tendency to stick with the most familiar solution to a problem and ignore alternatives
What does IQ (traditionally) measure?
Aptitude
What is procedural memory?
Memory that enables you to perform specific
learned skills or habitual responses
Give an example of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
(Gendered languages causing different descriptives)
What is the difference between an algorithmic form of problem-solving and a heuristic?
An algorithm still goes through every possibly, but a heuristic will short-cut using cognitive thought
What is the piece of the brain called that connects the two hemispheres?
The Corpus Callosum
What did the Little Albert experiment show?
Classical Conditioning and Generalization
What can written language do that spoken language does not?
(Easier to be preserved though history)
What causes an 'Aha!' moment?
What is the Flynn Effect?
Intelligence quotients seem to be
increasing over time due to increased nutrition, medical care, education, and/or environmental complexity
What causes Wernicke's Aphasia?
Damage to Wernicke's, which is the part of the brain that translates language resulting in nonsense communication