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CHAPTER 9 - Thought and Language

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show a period in childhood when experience with language produces optimal language acquistion  
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cognitive psychology   show
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cognitive neuroscience   show
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show the mental manipulation of words and manipulation of words and images, as in concept formation, problem solving, and decision making  
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show a category of objects, events, qualities, or relations that share certain features  
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logical concept   show
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natural concept   show
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prototype   show
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problem solving   show
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trial and error   show
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show an approach to problem solving that depends on mental manipulation of information rather than overt trial and error and produces sudden solutions to problems  
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show a problem-solving rule or procedure that, when followed step by step, ensures that a correct solution will be found  
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heuristic   show
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mental set   show
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functional fixedness   show
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creativity   show
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show the cognitive process that focuses on finding conventional solutions to problems  
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show the cognitive process by which an individual freely considers a variety of potential solutions to artistic, literary, scientific, or practical problems  
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decision making   show
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show in decision making, the assumption that a small sample is representative of its population  
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availability heuristic   show
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framing effects   show
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artificial intelligence (AI)   show
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show computer programs that display expertise in specific domains of knowledge  
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language   show
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show the characteristic of language marked by the use of symbols to convey thoughts in a meaningful way  
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generativity   show
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displacement   show
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show the set of rules that governs the proper use and combination of language symbols  
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show the smallest unit of sound in a language  
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show the study of the sounds that compose languages  
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morpheme   show
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syntax   show
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semantics   show
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deep structure   show
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surface structure   show
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show the rules by which languages generate surface structures out of deep structures and deep structures out of surface structures  
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pragmatics   show
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overextension   show
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show the tendency to apply a word to fewer objects or actions than it actually represents  
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holophrastic speech   show
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telegraphic speech   show
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show a unit of measurement that assesses children's level of language maturation  
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show the application of a grammatical rule without making necessary exceptions to it  
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show benjamin whorf's hypothesis that one's perception of the world is molded by one's language  
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