psychology chapter 7

linguistic-relativity

_____________________ hypothesis is the view that language structures the way we view the world

mental age

a _________________ shows the intellectual level at which a child is functioning.

Analogy

a partial similarity among things that are different in other ways

primary mental abilities

according to Louis Thurstone __________________________ are the eight specific factors that make up intelligence.

psychlinguistics

according to _____________________ theory environmental influences affect language acquistion.

intelligence

analytical ______________________ includes problem solving skills such as encoding information adn generating a solution.

babbling

babys _________________ frequently combines consonants and vowels in prelingustic vocalizations

insight

in gestalt psychology, ___________________ is a sudden perception of relationships among elements of the mentally represented elements of a problem that permits its solution

overextension

in language development, over inclusion of instances in a category is labeled?

serial processing

in the context of problem solving, ______________________ involves handling one element of the problem at a time

nervous system

in the context of the nativist approach to language development, the LAD prepares the _______________________ to learn grammar.

practical

intelligence enables people to deal with other people and to meet the demands of their environment.

algorithms

invariably lead to solutions if they are used properly

language

is a system of symbols along with rules that are used to manipulate the symbols

irregular verbs

overregularization is the application of a regular grammatical rules for forming inflections to __________________________ and nouns.

heuristics

permits more rapid solutions than algorithms

thinking

refers to conscious, planned attempts to make sense of and change the world

only phase

single word used by children to express complex meanings.

goal

the means-end analysis is a heuristic device in which we try to solve a problem by evaluating the difference between the current situation and the?

semanticity

the quality of language in which words are used as symbols for objects, events, and ideas

mental set

the tendency to respond to a new problem with the same approach that helped solve similar problems

overconfidence

we work to bring about the events we believe in causing _______________________

art

Creative people appreciate ___________ and music.

convergent

In ____________________ thinking, thought is limited to present facts to find the best solution.

divergent thinking

In the context of creativity and intelligence, ________________________ helps generate many possible solutions.

academic

Studies support the view that children's early environment is linked to ____________________ achievement.

Wechsler scale

The _________________________ groups test questions into a number of seperate subtests where each subtest measures a different intellectual task.

Creativity

The ability to generate novel and useful solutions to problems.

neurological

children bring _________________________ prewiring to language learning in the nativist theory of language development.

prototypes

childrens ________________ become refined after they are shown positive and negative instances and given explanations