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Chapter 8
Psycology
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Psychology
12th Grade
03/03/2014

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Concepts
Definition
When we think we together objects, events, or ideas that have similar characteristics.
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Symbol
Definition
It is an object or an act that stands for something else.
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Prototype
Definition
An example of a concept that best exemplifies that concept.
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Algorithm
Definition
It is a specific procedure that, when used properly and in the right circumstances, will always lead to the solution of a problem.
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Heuristics
Definition
Are rules of thumb that often, but not always, help us find the solution to a problem. They are shortcuts.
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Means-end Analysis
Definition
We know that certain things we can do. Will have certain results ends.
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Convergent Thinking
Definition
Thought is limited to available facts. One tries to narrow one's thinking to find the single best solution.
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Divergent Thinking
Definition
One associates more freely to the various elements of a problem. One follows leads that points them in various directions.
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Deductive Reasoning
Definition
The conclusion is true if the premises are true.
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Premise
Definition
The idea or statement that provides the basic information that allows us to draw conclusions.
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Confirmation Bias
Definition
Their hypothesis rather than disprove them.
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Representativeness
Definition
People make decisions about a sample according to the population that the sample appears to represent.
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Availability
Definition
People also make decisions on the basis of information that is available to them in their immediate consciousness.
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Anchoring
Definition
Another shortcut that people sometimes take in making decisions.
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Morphemes
Definition
The units of meaning in a language.
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Language
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Is the communication of ideas through symbols that are arranged according to rules of grammar.
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Semantics
Definition
The relationship between language and the things depicted in the language.
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Language Acquisition Device
Definition
These assert that humans have LAD. Animals do not.
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