Vocab
Language stage where vowel and consonant sounds are made.
Babbling
Artificial, natural, hierarchies.
Georgie keeps using the same math strategy even when it stops working because it worked multiple times before.
Mental set
What are the three steps to solving a problem?
Preparation, production, evaluation.
People with bigger brains are smarter.
False.
What is a heuristic?
A shortcut the mind made, “rule of thumb” without any guarantees in result.
How high does your iq need to be, to be considered gifted?
135 or above.
Confirmation bias.
What is the difference between heuristic and algorithm?
Algorithm is a fixed, step by step procedure with a guaranteed outcome. Heuristic is the mind’s shortcut to solving a problem, without a guaranteed result.
A faster brain is more intelligent.
True.
What is a Phoneme?
The smallest unit of sound in a language.
When does cooing begin?
2-3 months.
Sally uses sofa cushions to build a fort.
Overcoming functional fixedness.
What makes up grammar, and their definition.
Syntax: language structure, punctuation/spelling
Semantics: content’s meaning/interpretation
Reliability is the ability of a test to measure what it was designed to measure.
False, Validity
A lack of mental imaging.
Aphantasia.
What is the definition for thinking?
Every time you use information and have mental action.
Katie always struggles during exams, but she is very good at understanding other’s feelings.
Emotional intelligence.
Low intelligence.
You overcome functional fixedness by thinking of new ways to use an item.
True
What is overextension?
Overly broad use of wording. (Calling every woman “mom”)
What is an example of confirmation bias?
Paying greater attention to evidence that proves your opinion.
When Tim is stuck on a multiple choice answer, he always pick “C” by default.
Heuristic.
Smart brains work harder.
False, they work less.