Bangor Language and Problem Solving

Tendency to search for info that confirms what we think is true

Basic sounds in language

You are hungry and think about what fast food burgers are offered where

communication of ideas through symbols

You are about to compete against Cashton in a sporting event you analyze what other teams did

Thought process that attempts to generate multiple solutions to a problem (non directed)

You think chevy trucks are the best, so you think anyone who likes dodges is wrong.

Drawing inferences from assumptions and applying them to specific cases

Comparison and similarities between two things, making connections

When I say a shoe you automatically think about a Nike running shoe. This is an example of a___

Planning, evaluating, and monitoring mental activities (thinking about thinking)

Directed thinking, thinking that is limited to available facts

Most the ppl I know are love pizza so the majority of the pop must love pizza

When you think of a pig-which leads to bacon-then to breakfast this is an example of what?

Problem solver begins by envisioning the end, or ultimate goal, then determines best strategy

A child acquires language when?

Tori's chicken is ready to eat vs Tori's family is ready to eat is an example of a diff in __

Every time you eat shrimp, you get cramps. Therefore you get cramps because you eat shrimp

What is the first step in language development?

Mental activity that is involved in the understanding, processing, and communication of info

Specific procedure that when used properly always leads to the solution of a problem

Object or an act that stands for something else

What is not an aspect of Metacognition?

Tendency to respond to new problem with an approach that was successful with a similar problem

You would find the solution to 7+7 using what kind of thinking?

Process of mentally grouping similar things together

What is an example of Metacognition?

The way words are arranged to make phrases or sentences

What is not a kind of thinking?

A car has over 100,000 miles so it is not as good as a car that has 20,000 miles

All oranges are fruits; All fruits grow on trees; Therefore, all oranges grow on trees

I have not answered “D” in a while on the exam, so this one must be “D”

Judgments and “rule of thumb” problems solving

I went to bed early and did well on a science test, tried it again for a math test.

What is the purpose of Crying, cooing, babbling for children

You think the Iphone is the best, so you look only for info that confirms your beleifs

What are usually a child's first words

In child development: when normal rules are applied to all words “I runned away”

Tendency to believe things that match our belief system (and reject what doesn’t)

A math problem uses what kind of problem solving?

Study of the meaning in language

Smallest units of meaning in a language

Original concept you have in your head of a category

You want food, you try to choose by considering what others will think of your choice

Inferring a general rule from specific cases