Cognition
Mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas or people.
What is a concept?
In language, the smallest distinctive sound unit
What is a phoneme?
Biologically instigated motivation. A state of tension is created, which humans will seek to correct.
What is drive?
Step containing needs such as the need for love and to be loved
What is belonging?
When needs push us to goals.
What is Drive Reduction Theory?
The ability to control how we think.
What is metacognition?
In language, a system of rules that enables us to communicate with and understand others
What is grammar?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Engaging in activities to reduce biological needs or to obtain incentives.
What is Extrinsic Motivation?
Step containing such needs as hunger, thirst and sleep
What is physiological?
The psychologist who showed that the Monkeys desired cuddling over food.
Who is Harlow?
A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem
What is an algorithm?
The rules for combining words to form acceptable and comprehensible sentences.
What is syntax?
A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state
What is homeostasis?
Step involving the need to live up to one's potential -characterized by expressions of creativity
What is self-actualization?
This refers to engaging in activities to reduce biological needs or obtain incentives or external rewards.
What is extrinsic motivation?
The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas
What is creativity?
Early speech stage in which a child, around age 2, groups expressions in groups of two words at a time - "go car", "want now", etc.
What is telegraphic speech?
This number measures you body fat composition
What is your BMI?
Step involving needs to feel and be safe
What is safety?
If this is removed from your body, one will continue to eat even though stuffed.
Who is your lateral hypothalmus?
A tendency to approach a problem in one particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past
What is mental set?
He believed that all we need to learn a language is exposure to language during early childhood as it is innate.
Who is Noam Chomsky?
A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior
What is an incentive?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Step involving need to avoid loneliness
What is belonging?
This theory said that our experience of an emotion is affected by the feedback our brains receive from our facial muscles.
What is Facial Feedback Theory?