Chapter 7
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simisola101 on November 18, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Grammer | the structure of a language |
| Phenomes | the basic sounds of language |
| Morpheme | a combination of phonemes that posses meaning in and of itself. |
| Semantics | The rules of combining phonemes and morphemes into meaningful units such as words. |
| Vocabulary | the words of a language |
| syntax | a langauge's rules for stringing words together into meaningful utterances such as phrases,statements,and questions |
| Pragmatics | how language changes according to the social situation or context. |
| Receptive vocabulary | words you understand when other people use them |
| Expressive vocabulary | words use in speech or writing |
| Babbling | the early babies produce spontaneously,which can include all possible human phonemes |
| Language acquisition device | a proposed mechanism in the brain,prewired to help humans learn language. |
| Symbolic | A mental representation of the similarities between different objects and events,based on language. |
| Perceptual concept | a concept based on physical similarities instead of language. |
| Schema | an alternative term for perceptual concept |
| Inference | drawing logical conclusions from facts you already know. |
| Premises | the basic beliefs we accept and use in thinking even though they cannot be proved. |
| Algorithm | a problem solving technique that produces a correct solution every time if we follow the specific steps. |
| Heuristics | mental shortcuts that may produce accurate solutions but dont guarantee them. |
| Functional fixedness | the tendency to think of objects in terms of their usual functions rather then other possible functions. |
| Persistence of set | the tendency in problem solving to develop a mental set that leads to solving problems in a habitual way. |
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