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| A set of symbols that convey meaning, and rules for combining those symbols, that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages. |
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| Language Acquisition Device (LAD) |
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| An innate mechanism or process that facilitates the learning of language. |
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| The theory that one's language determines the nature of one's thought. |
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| Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) |
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| The average length of children's spoken statements (measured in phonemes). |
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| Persisting in using problem-solving strategies that have worked in the past. |
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| The ability to reflect on the use of language. |
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| The smallest units of meaning in a language. |
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| Using a word incorrectly to describe a wider set of objects or actions than it is meant to. |
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| In children, incorrect generalization of grammatical rules to irregular cases where they do not apply. |
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| The smallest units of sound in a spoken language. |
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| Active efforts to discover what must be done to achieve a goal that is not readily available. |
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| The set of possible pathways to a solution considered by the problem solver. |
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| A standardized measure of a sample of a person's behavior. |
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| Representativeness Heuristic |
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| Basing the estimated probability of an event on how similar it is to the typical prototype of that event. |
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| Making choices under conditions of uncertainty. |
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| The collection of subjects selected for observation in an empirical study. |
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| The area of language concerned with understanding the meaning of words and word combinations. |
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| A system of rules that specify how words can be combined into phrases and sentences. |
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| Speech that consists mainly of content words; articles, prepositions, and other less critical words are omitted. |
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| Theory of Bounded Rationality |
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| Simon's assertion that people tend to use simple strategies in decision making that focus on only a few facets of available options and often result in “irrational“ decisions that are less than optimal. |
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| Trying possible solutions sequentially and discarding those that are in error until one works. |
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| Errors that occur when a child incorrectly uses a word to describe a narrower set of objects or actions than it is meant to. |
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