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Psychology
Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Phonology | The structure of the sounds of the words in a language. |
| What are the essential characteristics of all languages? | 1. Phonology 2.Synthx 3.Semantics 4.Pragmatics |
| What three properties are used during visual mental imagery? | 1. Spatial extent 2. Limited field of view 3. Limited resoluntion |
| Concept | The idea that underlies the meaning of a word or image. |
| Typicality | The degree to which an entity is representative of a concept. |
| Prototype | The most typical example of a concept. |
| Functional fixedness | When solving a problem, getting stuck on one interpretation of an object or one aspect of the situation. |
| Heuristic | A rule of thumb strategy that does not guarantee the correct solution to a problem but offers a likely shortcut to it. |
| What are two types of reasoning? | Deductive and inductive reasoning. |
| Confirmation bias | A bais to seek information that will confirm a rule and not to seek information that would refute the rule. |
| Verbal Comprehension | Assesses the test taker's understanding of verbal information. |
| Perceptual Reasoning | Assesses the test taker's reasoning about nonverbal information; |
| Working Memory | Assesses the test taker's ability to hold and manipulate information in working memory. |
| Processing Speed | Assesses the test taker's ability to focus his or her attention and to use information quickly. |
| Theory of multiple intelligences | Gardner's theory of eight distinct forms of intelligence, each of which can vary for a given individual. |
| Analytic intelligence | The ability to learn to write clearly, do math, and understand literature. |
| Practical Intelligence | The ability to do such things as fixing a car or sewing on a button. It relies on learned responses and skills that guide our actions. |
| Creative Intelligence | The ability to formulate novel solutions to problems. |
| Test bias | Features of test items or test design that lead a particular group to perform well. |
| Down Syndrome | A type of mental retardation that results from the creation of an extra chromosome during conception. |
| Gifted | People who have IQs at least three standards deviations above the means. |
| Types of thinking | Divergent and convergent |
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