AP PSYCH module 28 & 29 crossword – Flashcards
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babbling
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stage of speech development characterized by the spontaneous utterance of speech sounds
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grammar
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systems of rules that enables us to communicate with and understand others
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algorithm
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methodical problem-solving strategy that guarantees success
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Washoe
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chimp that was taught sign language by the Gardners
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Skinner
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Theorist who believed that language development could be explained by principles of lean
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insight
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sudden and often creative solution to a problem
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Whorf
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Theorist who formulated the linguistic relativity hypothesis
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Von Frisch
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nobel prize winning biologist who studied honeybee communication
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fixation
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inability to approach problem in a new way
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telegraphic
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the ecnomical speech of children in the two word stage
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linguistic relativity
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the idea that language dtermines the way we think
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neural networks
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computer circuits that simulate the brain's interconnected nerve cells
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heuristic
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problem solving strategy based on rules of thumb
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prototype
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the best example of a particular category
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belief bias
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tendency for preexisting beliefs to distort reasoning
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cognition
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mental activity associated with processing understanding and communicating information
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availability heuristic
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Heuristic based on estimating the probability of events in terms of how readily they come to mind
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mental set
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tendency to continue applying a particular problem solving strategy even when it is no longer helpful
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morphemes
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smallest units of language that conveys meaning
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one word
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stage of language development that occurs between 1 and 2 years of age
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syntax
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aspect of grammar specifying the rules for combining words into grammatical sentences
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two word
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stage of learning development that begins about age 2
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concept
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mental grouping of similar objects events or people
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framing
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how an issue or question is posed
