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| a mental grouping of persons, ideas, events, or objects that share common properties. |
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| a typical member of a category, one that has most of the defining features of that category |
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| a mental representation of visual info |
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| a problem solving strategy in which several solutions are attempted until one is found that works |
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| a systematic, step by step problem solving strategy that is guaranteed to produce a solution. |
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| a rule of thumb that allows one to make judgments that are quick but often in error. |
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| a problem solving heuristic that involves breaking down a larger problem into a series of subgoals. |
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| a problem solving heuristic that involves using an old solution as a model for a new similar problem. |
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| a form of problem solving in which the solution seems to pop to mind all of a sudden. |
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| the tendency to think of objects only in terms of their usual functions, a limitation that disrupts problem solving. |
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| the tendency to return to a problem solving strategy that worked in the past |
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| the inclination to search only for evidence that will verify ones beliefs |
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| the tendency to cling to beliefs even after they have been discredited. |
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| a logival problem in which the goal is to determine the validity of a conclusion given two or more presmises. |
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| representativeness heuristic |
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| a tendency to estimate the likelihood of an event in terms of how typical it seems. |
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| a tendency to estimate the likelihood of an event in terms of how easily instances of it can be recalled. |
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| the tendency for people to believe that they can control chance events that mmic skill situations. |
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| the tendency to use an initial value as an anchor or reference point in making a new numerical estimate. |
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| the biasing effects on decision making of the way in which a choice is worded or framed |
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| the process of solving problems and making decisions through a careful evaluation of evidence |
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| a form of communication consisting of sounds, words, meanings, and rules for their combination. |
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| the property of language that accounts for the communication of meaning |
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| the basic distinct sounds of a spoken language |
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| in language the smallest units that carry meaning(prefixes, root words, suffixes) |
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| a group of words that act as a unit to convey meaning. Phrases are formed from combinations of morphemes. |
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| an organized wequence of words that expresses a thought, a statement of fact, a proposition, an intention, a request, or a question. |
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| the property of language that accounts for the capacity to use a limited number of words to produce an infinite variety of expressions. |
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| rules of grammar that govern the arrangement of words in a sentence |
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| the propery of language that accounts for the capacity to communicate about matters that are not in the here and now. |
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| spontaneous vocalizations of basic speech sounds, which infants begin at about four months of age. |
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| early short form of speech in which the child omits unnecessary words-as telegrams once did |
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| linguistic-relativity hypothesis |
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| the hypothesis that language determines or at least influences the way we think |
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