PSY100Y5 Lecture Notes - Feral Child, Lightning, Functional Fixedness
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Language: agreement that a sound has meaning, eventually leads to written lang. We have inherent unskilled ability to learn language. By 8-10 mos. already showing preference to phonemes in language exposed to. s put it at end of word, means plural. Syntax: grammatical rules we use for combination of phrases and morphemes. Only 10% of communication is verbal language. Most common first sound for child is d in english. Fast mapping: brain gud at applying new words just learned. Over +under extensions: schemas become more specific. Learning language after adolescence much harder than when ur a kid, will have accent from primary lang. when speaking. Feral children not exposed to phonemes at critical period and not learn lang or how to be human. We have a very limited idea of what problems are. Ill defined problems don"t have just one answer. Algorithms not always helpful for solving ill-defined problems. Functional fixedness: stuck in thinking one way.
