Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Grey Matter, Ventromedial Nucleus Of The Hypothalamus

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Ronald R Holden

Document Summary

[1. 5 points] name and describe the five properties that are essential to any language. The five properties that are essential to language are: Symbols- (e. g. hand signs) to represent objects, events, ideas, feelings and action. Structure- specifically grammar is the set of rules that dictate how symbols can be combined to create meaningful units of communication and syntax which a the rule that governs the order of words. Generativity- the symbols of language can be combined to generate an infinite number of messages that have novel meaning. Displacement- refers to the that language allows us to communicate about events and objects that are not physically present. The two properties of language most research suggest apes are capable of learning symbols (whether apes perceive same way as humans is unclear) and meaning (1-or. Describe two types of heuristics and provide an example for each. Heuristics is a general problem-solving strategy that we apply to certain classes of situations.