Lilienfeld, S. O., Lynn, S. J., Namy, L. L., Woolf, N. J., Cramer, K. M., & Schmaltz, R. (2014, 2nd ed). Psychology: From inquiry to understanding. Toronto: Pearson Education.
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| 1246988555 | Language | Largely arbitrary system of communication that combines symbols (such as words or gestural signs) in rule-based ways to create meaning | 0 | |
| 1246988556 | Phoneme | Category of sounds our vocal apparatus produces | 1 | |
| 1246988557 | Morpheme | Smallest meaningful unit of speech | 2 | |
| 1246988558 | Syntax | Grammatical rules that govern how words are composed into meaningful strings | 3 | |
| 1246988559 | Extralinguistic Information | Elements of communication that are not part of the content of language but are critical to interpreting its meaning | 4 | |
| 1246988560 | Semantics | Meaning derived from words and sentences | 5 | |
| 1246988561 | Dialect | Language variation used by a group of people who shared geographic proximity or ethnic background | 6 | |
| 1246988562 | Babbling | Intentional vocalization that lacks specific meaning | 7 | |
| 1246988563 | One-Word Stage | Early period of language development when children use single-word phrases to convey an entire thought | 8 | |
| 1246988564 | Sign Language | Language developed by members of a deaf community that uses visual rather than auditory communication | 9 | |
| 1246988565 | Bilingual | Proficient and fluent at speaking and comprehending two distinct languages | 10 | |
| 1246988566 | Metalinguistic | Awareness of how language is structured and used | 11 | |
| 1246988567 | Home-Sign | System of signs invented by deaf children of hearing parents who receive no language input | 12 | |
| 1246988568 | Generative | Allowing an infinite number of unique sentences to be created by combining words in novel ways | 13 | |
| 1246988569 | Nativist | Account of language acquisition that suggests children are born with some basic knowledge of how language works | 14 | |
| 1246988570 | Language Acquisition Device | Hypothetical construct in the brain in which nativists believe knowledge of of syntax resides | 15 | |
| 1246988571 | Social Pragmatics | Account of language acquisition that proposes that children infer what words and sentences mean from context and social interactions | 16 | |
| 1246988572 | Linguistic Determinism | View that all thought is represented verbally and that, as a result, our language defines our thinking | 17 | |
| 1246988573 | Linguistic Relativity | View that characteristics of language shape our thought processes | 18 | |
| 1246988574 | Whole Word Recognition | Reading strategy that involves identifying common words based on their appearance without having to sound them out | 19 | |
| 1246988575 | Phonetic Decomposition | Reading strategy that involves sounding out words by drawing correspondences between printed letters and sounds | 20 | |
| 1246988576 | Thinking | Any mental activity or processing of information, including learning, remembering, perceiving, communicating, believing, and deciding | 21 | |
| 1246988577 | Concept | Our knowledge and ideas about a set of objects, actions, and characteristics that share core properties | 22 | |
| 1246988578 | Decision Making | The process of selecting among a set of possible alternatives | 23 | |
| 1246988579 | Framing | The way a question is formulated, which can influence the decisions people make | 24 | |
| 1246988580 | Problem Solving | Generating a cognitive strategy to accomplish a goal | 25 | |
| 1246988581 | Algorithm | Step-by-step learned procedure used to solve a problem | 26 | |
| 1246988582 | Mental Set | Phenomenon of becoming stuck in a specific problem-solving strategy, inhibiting our ability to generate alternatives | 27 | |
| 1246988583 | Functional Fixedness | Difficulty conceptualizing that an object typically used for one purpose can be used for another | 28 |
