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cognition
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def:all mental activities associated with processing, understanding, remembering, and communicating
ex:thinking about solving a pratical problem rc:concept |
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concept
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def:mental groupings of similar things
ex:chunking vocabulary rc:prototype |
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prototype
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def:mental image of a category
ex:seeing an apple to represent fruit rc:chunking |
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algorithm
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def:a step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution
ex:following a recipe rc:prototype |
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heuristic
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def:simple thinking strategy
ex:solving basic functions rc:mental set |
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insight
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def:sudden realization of a problem's answer
ex:having a lightbulb go off rc:neural networks |
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confirmation bias
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def:trying to confirm one's own preconceptions
ex:debates rc:beleif bias |
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fixation
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def:inability to see a problem in a new light
ex:not seeing the bigger picture rc:mental set |
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mental set
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def:a tendency to approach a problem the same way
ex:always using PEMDAS in math rc:fixation |
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functional fixedness
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def:tendency to think of things only in the usual way
ex:inability to think outside the box rc:mental set |
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representative heuristic
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def:judging things by how well they match prototypes
ex:judging shapes rc:chunking |
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availability heuristic
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def:estimating results based on memory
ex:chances of a coin flip rc:heuristics |
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overconfidence
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def:being more confident than correct
ex:not wavering in an argument rc:belief bias |
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framing
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def:the way an issue is posed
ex:a word problem rc:mental set |
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beleif bias
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def:tendency for beliefs to skew logic
ex:darwinism beleivers rc:beleif perserverance |
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beleif perserverance
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def:clinging to beliefs despite contrary evidence
ex:beleivers that are against evolution rc:overconfidence |
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artificial intelligence
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def:programming computers to mimic humans
ex:having robots rc:computer neural networks |
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computer neural networks
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def:programming computers to mimic the brain
ex:having a hard drive rc:neural networks |
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language
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def:spoken, written, and signed communication
ex:chinese characters rc:grammar |
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phoneme
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def:smallest distinctive sound unit
ex:c-a-t =cat rc:morpheme |
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morpheme
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def:the smallest unit that carries meaning
ex:prefix rc:phoneme |
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grammar
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def:
ex: rc: |
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semantics
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def:rules to derive meaning in language
ex:etymology rc:syntax |
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syntax
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def:rules used to order words in a sentence
ex:noun before verb rc:semantics |
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babbling stage
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def:(3-4 months) young children utter random sounds
ex:ug rc:one word stage |
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one word stage
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def:(1 yr) young children begin to utter words
ex:da-da or ma-ma rc:language |
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two word stage
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def:kids begin to utter two word sentences
ex:want up rc:telegraphic speech |
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telegraphic speech
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def:using mostly nouns and verbs
ex:want juice rc:two word stage |
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linguistic determinism
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def:language determines how we think
ex:different cultures think differently rc:cognition |
