Problem Solving
The mindset which one uses that influences how a person approaches a problem.
What is a mental state
The center of the cognitive function is the...
What is the brain
This type of speech occurs at four to ten months old?
What is babbling.
Emmy goes shopping for soap, and walks through every aisle systematically to find the one she wants. Emmy is displaying....
What is an Algorithm
The phenomenon where taking a break leads to a solution.
What is Incubation Effect
This occurs when a person seeks information to make what they believe true.
What is Confirmation Bias
This part of the brain is used for memory formation.
What is the hippocampus
The structure and rules by which we speak.
What is Grammar.
________ occurs when a person comes to a sudden realization.
What is insight
Since Thomas did bad on one test he feels like he will fail every test. This is called a
What is Overgeneralization
Ryan Roman is a semantic gambler, going to the casinos every night. Due to him being down $1000, he bets more as he thinks he is to far in to quit now. Ryan is displaying....
What is Sunk Cost Fallacy.
This part of the brain is used in coordination of movement and balance.
What is the cerebrum
A child who can only say the most basic meaningful sound in his language, is using
What is Morphemes
“Ryan Cavanaugh” doesn’t have time to search every isle so he searches the labels to find the salad dressing isle. This is a
What is Heuristic
Maggie Haven is a terrible human being. She recently had a change of heart and wanted to become a better person. She came up with multiple solutions to change her ways. This type of thinking is known as....
What is Divergent Thinking
This is a natural tendency to rely heavily on the first piece of knowledge encountered when making a decision.
What is the anchoring effect
This part of the brain is active when speaking.
What is Broca's Area
This is the study of meaning within language or the meaning of words.
What is Semantics
(blank) is when a person thinks only in one way or thinks only in the context of something else.
What is Framing
This theory promotes the role of social interaction in language development.
What is Social Interactionist Perspective
A girl broke her pencil while doing her homework. She only thinks about finding a new pencil and she ignores the fact there are pens on her table.
What is fixation
This part of the brain is active when comprehending speech.
What is Wernicke's Area
This is the smallest unit of sound in a language.
What is phoneme
When Betsy is asked to draw a house she thinks of the same design every time. This is a ____
What is a prototype
The theory that infants have a instinctive capacity to acquire and produce language is called
What is Language acquisition device