PS102 Lecture Notes - Cognitive Flexibility, Fast Mapping, Acculturation
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Chapter 8- language and thought week4: the cognitive recolution, 19th century focus on the mind. Arguments regarding incomplete picture of human functioning: empirical study of cognition-1956 conference. Simon and newell- computer that simulated human problem solving. Miller-memory: language: turning thoughts into words, properties of language, hierarchal structure of language, phonemes=smallest speech units. 50 000 in english, root words, prefixes, suffixes: semantics=meaning of worlds and word combos, syntax=system of rules for arranging words into sentences, fig. Crying, cooing, babbling: 6months- babbling sounds begin to resemble surrounding language, 1year -first word. Over and underextensions: end of second year-combine words. Mean length of utterance: end of third year-complex ideas, plural, past tense, bilingualism. American sign language: allen and beatrice gardner (1969) Pet scans map brain activity in communicating chimps that resembles brock"s area in humans: theory of language acquisition, behaviourist. Effective problem solving: barriers to effective problem solving.
