Cognition
The best example or representation of a concept
Prototypes
a communication system that involves using words and systematic rules to organize those words to transmit information from one individual to another
Language
What is the vocal activity at Birth
Crying
Kevin meets an enginner. He immediately assumes he is able to solve complex analytical problems, is intelligent, and reads a lot because his _____ schema suggests that engineers behave this way.
Role
allow us to
order and organize
objects, events, and
ideas, on the basis of
shared features or
characteristics
Concepts
a basic sound unit of a different language
Phoneme
Event Schema
Knowing what a rainbow looks like because you have seen a rainbow is an example a(n) ____ concept
Natural
mental representations of
objects/events from direct and
indirect personal experience
Natural Concept
Genie's case demonstrated ______
Critical periods may be better termed sensitive
periods
The way words are organized
Syntax
What term refers to the vocabulary of a language or the words contained within that language?
A mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts; a method of organizing information that allows the brain to work more efficiently
Schema
Who believed language is learned through reinforcement?
B. F. Skinner
The smallest unit of language that has some sort of meaning
Morphemes
Which term refers to the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words?
Semantics
ideas of how people will behave in certain roles
Role Schema
What is the vocal activity of a 18 to 24 month old
One word phrases OR Vocabulary grows to about 50 words, and babies emit two-word phrases or
sentences
Language determines thought
Linguistic Determinism
What is the name of the Gorilla who researchers attempted to teach ASL?
Koko The Gorilla