what is language/use of symbols to communicate meaning
structure of language
phonemes
morphemes
grammar
semantics
syntax
pragmatics
milestones in language development
pattern of language development is consistent for all infants
babbling
holophrases
telegraphic speech
bilingualism/learning more than one language
what is the appropriate stage for language development/what are the implications for teaching language in schools?
can animals develop language?
research on animal intelligence and communication/do animals possess language capabilities?
evolutionary context of language development
theories of language acquisition
nature/Chomsky/language acquisition device (LAD)/born with genetic predisposition for learning structures of one’s language/precludes the fact that there are critical periods for language development
nurture/Skinner/behaviorism/principles of reinforcement in learning language through the operant conditioning procedure of shaping
culture/language/thought
thinking and language/whorf’s linguistic hypothesis and relationship between thought and language
how much does language determine thought?
problem solving/search of solutions
types of problems
barriers to effective problem solving
functional fixedness
mental sets
approaches to problem solving/algorithm method versus heuristic method
culture and cognitive style to problem solving
decision making/choices and chances
making choices/selecting from alternatives
factors weighted in risky decisions
heuristics in judging probabilities
tendency to ignore base rates
conjunction fallacy
alternative outcomes effect
gambler’s fallacy
law of small numbers
confirmation bias
belief perseverance
overconfidence effect
hindsight bias
framing
(7) describe artificial intelligence, and contrast the human mind and the computer as information processors