PSY 12000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Aversion Therapy, Humanistic Psychology, Fluoxetine
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Thinking- the processes that underlie the mental manipulation of knowledge, usually in an attempt to reach a goal or solve a problem. Phonemes- the smallest significant sound units in speech (letters making sounds) Morphemes- the smallest units in a language that carry meaning (prefixes/suffixes) Pragmatics- the practical knowledge used to comprehend the intentions of a speaker and to produce an effective response. 6-18 months: more specific vocals, first word. Category- a class of objects (people, places, or things) that most people agree belong together. Categories allow us to infer invisible properties about objects. O(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:455)ou"(cid:448)e su(cid:272)(cid:272)essfull(cid:455) (cid:272)atego(cid:396)ized so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g, (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:373)ake predictions about the future. Defining features- the set of features necessary to make objects acceptable members of a category. Family resemblance- the core features that category members share; a given member of the category may have some but not necessarily all of these features.
