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Cognition and Language

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cognition   show
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show a flexible system of communication that uses sounds, rules, gestures, or symbols to convey information  
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show stereotyped communications about an animal's current state  
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show the basic sound units of a language that indicates changes in meaning  
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show the smallest meaningful units of speech, such as simple words, prefixes, and suffixes  
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show the language rules that determine how sounds and words can be combined and used to communicate meaning within a language  
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show the rules for arranging words into grammatical phrases and sentences  
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semantics   show
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show the particular words and phrases used to make up a sentence  
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deep structure   show
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show a nonverbal mental representation of a sensory experience  
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show a mental category for classifying objects, people, or experiences  
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prototypes   show
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algorithm   show
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show rules of thumb that help in simplifying and solving problems, although they do not guarantee a correct solution  
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show a problem-solving strategy based on the successive elimination of incorrect solutions until the correct one is found  
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show a heuristic problem-solving strategy in which each step moves you progressively closer to the final goal  
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show intermediate, more manageable goals used in one heuristic strategy to make it easier to reach the final goal  
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show a heuristic strategy that aims to reduce the discrepancy between the current situation and the desired goal at a number of intermediate points  
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working backward   show
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show the tendency to perceive and approach problems in certain ways  
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functional fixedness   show
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visualizing   show
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divergent thinking   show
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convergent thinking   show
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show a problem-solving strategy in which an individual or a group produces numerous ideas and evaluates them only after all ideas have been collected  
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show a rational decision-making model in which choices are systematically evaluated on various criteria  
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representativeness   show
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availability   show
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confirmation bias   show
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framing   show
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show the tendency to view outcomes as inevitable and predictable after we know the outcome  
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counterfactual thinking   show
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show Whorf's idea that patterns of thinking are determined by the specific language one speaks  
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figurative language   show
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telegraphic speech   show
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