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27 Cards in this Set
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Cognition
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Thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating
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Concept
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Mental grouping of similar things
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Prototype
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Best example of a category
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Algorithm
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Logical rule guaranteed to solve a problem
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Heuristic
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Simple thinking. Judgments, easy solving.
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Insight
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Sudden realization to a problem
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Confirmation Bias
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Searching for confirming information of own preconception
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Fixation
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Inability to see a problem from a new perspective
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Mental Set
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Approaching problems a certain way
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Functional Fixedness
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Thinking of things only in usual functions
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Representativeness Heuristic
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Judging how well something matches it's prototype
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Availability Heuristic
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Vivid memories of something makes you think it is a common occurance
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Overconfidence
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Being more confident than correct
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Framing
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How an issue is posed
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Belief Bias
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Preexisting beliefs distort logical reasoning
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Belief Perseverance
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Sticking to a belief even when discredited
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Language
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How we combine words to make meaning
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Phoneme
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Smallest distinctive sound unit
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Morpheme
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Smallest unit carrying meaning (prefix)
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Grammar
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Language rules
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Semantics
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Rules on how we take meaning from language
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Syntax
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Word combination rules
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Babbling Stage
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4 months. Random sounds unrelated to household language
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One-Word Stage
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1-2 years, mostly single word communication
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Two-Word Stage
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2 years, mostly two-word statements
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Telegraphic Speech
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Speech made of mostly nouns and verbs
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Linguistic Determinism
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Whorf. Language determines how we think
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