Cmcn 200 Test 1

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strange looking organ that we use to think with

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Brain

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More than 100 billion of these specialized cells make up the human brain

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Neurons

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part of the brain that keeps our heart pumping, our lungs breathing, and our muscles reaponding

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Body Control

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this part of the brain causes us to jump when we are in a dangerous situation. It makes us feel happy or sad, sometimes for no reason

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Controls of Emotions

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largest part of the brain that deals with ___, also called the neocortex

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Thinking

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Largest of the three parts of the brain, the neocortex controls thinking activities such as planning, deciding, remembering, and communicating.

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Neocortex

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neurons send information back to the neocortex (boss)

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Bottom-up Proccesing

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The brain processes information in two ways: bottom-up, as whe the brain responds to sensory information recieved from the body; and top-down, as when th brain tells the body what to do in any given situation

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Proccesing

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boss(neocortex) makes decisions and workers(neurons) scurry to carry out these orders

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Top-Bottom Proccesing

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During proccesing neurons take in small pieces of __ from outside of our bodies

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Information

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Neocortex is divided into two large areas called ___

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Hemispheres

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Controls the left half of the body; where motor skills, feelings, and vision occur.

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Right Hemisphere

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Controls the right half of the body; where language and math occur.

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Left Hemisphere

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Also known as the AI, The study of ___ involves developing machines_computers_that can mimic the activity of the human brain

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Artificial Intelligence

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Categories of the brain activities that we are largely unaware of

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Automatic Proccesing

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Brain activity that requires us to be engaged with our thought procceses, such as when we are learning a new task or carrying out complicated steps to achieve a goal

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Active Proccesing

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Information that is important to us we proccess___

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Actively

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Brain activity that occurs routinely, when we are aware of what's going on around us, but not neccesarily paying attention to every detail of our enviornment. Info is asorbed and can be recalled when needed.

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Periphal Proccesing

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We process information from our enviornment in the form of sights, sounds, touches, tastes, and smells. This is called___

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Perception

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Sensory info that comes from things such as brids songs, a painting, a gentle touch of a hand, or the smell of pizza baking

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Outside (perception)

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When we hear our stomach growl, feel the pain of a headache, etc...

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Inside (perception)

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body processes so we can overcome obstacles such as fear of heights or "stage fright"

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Biofeedback

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Stage of brain activity occurs after a particular perception_temperature, for example- is deemed important enough for further consideration

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Attention

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fills in what your mind wants Ex: At first may look like a triangle, but its really not.

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closure

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When the brain decides what information means to us

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Interpretation

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Complex type of information to interpret; reading, writing, listening and speaking.

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Language

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Anything that represents, or stands for, something else

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Symbol

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Formal rules of language, and informational rules such as when to use or avoid slang terms, help us develop meanings for symbols that everyone understands. Allow us to communicate effectively.

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Shared Understandings

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Emotions cannot be separated from communications. By learning to accurately label our emotions we can manage those feelings and express them when needed in a more and appropriate and succesful way.

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Emotional Responses

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Process of storing information in the brain

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Memory

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sights, smells, etc in an enviornment that take you bake to a certain moment in time.

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Stimulas Cues

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Adding or removing items, or changing the way in which they are organized within our long term and short term memory structures.

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Information Storage

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Can influence the way a person interprets info. Left handed people are more visually oriented than right handed ppl.

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Handedness

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Researches who specialize in the use and developement of language

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Linguist

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Most basic level of language, refers to the particular sound we use to make up words and sentences

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Phonetic

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distinct individual sounds thats form the building blocks of spoken language

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Phonems

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At this level, the phonems-which are meaningless in themselves-are combined to create meaningful sounds such as syllables or words.

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Semantic

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These are the objective,dictionary meanings of words. (House)

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Denotative

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These are the subjective meanings we assign to words. (Home)

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Connotative

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most have a subjective, cannotative meaning that should be taken into consideration

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Names

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Structure of words; is the primary focus of the syntatic level of language.

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Syntax

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encompasses the syntatic rules of language used to for words into meaningful sentences

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Grammar

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Level of languge study that focuses on how language is used in everyday life

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Pragmatics

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Paul Grice identified four of these or unwritten rules of thumb people commonly use to carry out succesful converations.

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Conversational Maxims

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Verbal pauses that often cause the speaker to appear less powerful in the conversational setting

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Hesitating Words

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A weaker wording of language that creates the impression of powerlessness

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Hedging

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A statement followed by a question, indicating a less powerful speaker

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Tag Questions

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Words that "water down" the power of language.

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Qualifiers

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Method of saying one thing when we really mean another thing-which can make language quite confusing at times!

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Sarcasm

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An overused expression that no longer necessarily retains its original meaning

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Cliche

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informal words or phrases created by particular groups at particular times, which are easily misunderstood from other groups or other time periods

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Slang

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Specialized terms developed to describe workings

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Jargon

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technique used to improve language skills in which a speaker uses his or her own words to repeat another's statements, allowing the speaker to make sure he or she has understood correctly.

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Paraphrasing

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More specific words like "poodle"

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Concrete

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Less specific words such as "dog"
(your feelings)

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Abstract

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The number of words you know and understand; one of the best ways to develope language skills

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Vocabulary