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13717106598CognitionRefers to all the mental activities associated with processing, understanding and remembering and communicating0
13717106599ConceptsMental groupings of similar objects, events and people1
13717106600PrototypesA mental image or best examples of a category2
13717106601AlgorithmStep by step procedure that guarantees a solution3
13717106602HeuristicsSimple strategy that allows us to make judgements and solve problems with efficiency but more error prone4
13717106603InsightA sudden realization of the solution to a problem5
13717106604Confirmation biasedTendency to search for evidence to support your preconceptions6
13717106605FixationOur inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective7
13717106606Mental setOur tendency to repeat a solution that has worked in the past8
13717106607Representative heuristicJudging the likeliness of things in terms of how well they match the prototype9
13717106608Availability heuristicEstimating the likeliness of events based on their availability in memory10
13717106609Over confidenceWe over estimate the accuracy of our beliefs, judgements, abilities ect11
13717106610Belief perserveranceClinging to our beliefs and conceptions no matter the evidence against it12
13717106611PhonemesThe smallest distinctive sound unit13
13717106612MorphemeThe smallest unit of language that carries meaning14
13717106613SemanticsSet of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words and sentences15
13717106614SyntaxThe rules by which we use to order words into sentences16
13717106615Babbling stage(3-4months) the initial talking stage of infants17
13717106616One word stage(1-2 years) says literally one word18
13717106617Two word stage(18 months) mostly nouns and verbs19
13717106618Skinner on word developmentWe learn language through associations imitation and reinforcement20
13717106619Noam Chomsky on word developmentInnate language acquisition device is hard wired21
13717106620Whorf's hypothesisLanguage determines the way we think, language shapes our ideas22

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