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Ch 8 Psychology Thinking and Language
Ch 8 Psychology Thinking and Language
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Vocabulary for ch 8 Psychology Principles in practice
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identifying differences between current situation and desired goal, to makes changes
difference threshold
common assessment
factor analysis
means-end analysis
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making decisions based on the answer that most easily comes to mind
difference reduction
algorithm
availability heuristic
mental set
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the psychology of language
psycholinguistics
inductive reasoning
incubation effect
psychology
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speech errors common in children, goed instead of went
over-regularization
over-under
over-generalization
over-easy
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a best example of something
difference reduction
concept
thinking
prototype
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Basis for an argument
dispute
presumption
altercation
premise
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thinking about thinking
inductive reasoning
semantics
syntax
metacognition
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this allows us to make a
specific
conclusion
based on based on given information
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
divergent thinking
convergent thinking
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This is a step by step process for solving a problem
heuristic
algorithm
semantics
thinking
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the meaning of words and sentences
syntax
grammarly
grammar
semantics
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problem solving that involves reducing difference between now & desired goal
difference threshold
somatization
allocation technique
difference reduction
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the rules for combining words into grammatically correct sentences
language
syntax
heuristics
semantics
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a mental shortcut that involves basing judgements on existing information
anchoring heuristic
concept
convergent
deductive
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expands the number of possible solutions to a problem
recombination
metacognition
convergent thinking
divergent thinking
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thinking that involves a problem with one solution
prototype
convergent
symbol
heuristic
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the inborn ability to learn any language
language acquisition device
psycholinguisitics
incubation effect
overregularization
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the smallest units of meaning (bi, tri, un)
language
phonemes
morphemes
memes
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system of symbols that allows people to communicate with one another
metacognition
hieroglyphics
language
symbols
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mental rearrangement of elements of a problem
difference reduction
incubation
representative
recombination
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approaching a problem the same way every time
functional fixedness
instinct
mental set
stereotype threat
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expands the possible number of solutions to a problem
recombination
divergent thinking
convergent thinking
metacognition
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the understanding, processing and communicating of information
thinking
reasoning
psychology
algorithm
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mental shortcut where we classify stuff according to how similar it is to other stuff
availability heuristic
conclusion
inductive reasoning
representativeness heuristic
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anything that stands for or represents something else
mental set
prototypes
thinking
symbols
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we arrive at a solution after a period of time away from the problem
incubation effect
relearning
regression
absence reasoning
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the use of information to reach a conclusion
mental set
reasoning
language
means-ends analysis
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we see an item only in terms of its most common use (a paper clip only holds papers)
functional fixedness
nondirective fixedness
normative set
mental set
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allows us to draw a general conclusion or theory based on given evidence
inductive reasoning
closing argument
investigative conclusion
general summary
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smallest unit of sound; a, b, c...
grammar
phonemes
alphabetical
morphemes
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mental grouping of similar objects
phonemes
morphemes
concept
prototype
