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old information hinders
the recall of newly learned information. kept using my old zip code when
filling out forms after I moved



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coImportAdd diagram
1 2 Language
Suggestionsgnition



3 proactive interference 4 Spermarche



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,coImportAdd diagram thinking, including perception, learning, problem
Suggestionsgnition solving, judgment, and memory

field of psychology dedicated to study every aspect
Cognitive psychology
of how people think

categories or groupings of linguistic information,
Concepts
images, ideas, or memories, such as life experiences

prototype best representation of a concept

they are big ideas that are generated by observing
Why are concepts
details and categorizing and combining details into
important?
cognitive structures.

mental groupings that are created "naturally" through
natural concepts
your experiences

Example of Natural knowing what a rainbow looks like bc you've seen one
concept

a concept that is defined by a specific set of
Artificial concepts
characteristics

Example of Artificial Being able to recognize shapes like a circle in a
Concept rombus

mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection
Schema
of related concepts. Broader concepts

set of expectations that define the behaviors of a
person occupying a particular role. Judging how
Role schema
someone will act based on what wrong they are in.
Ex) someone in a biker jacket

Event Schema/Cognitive set of behaviors that are performed the same way
script each time. What we expect to happen at a restaurant

Communication system that involves using words to
Language
transmit information from one individual to another

lexicon the words of a given language

, set of rules that are used to convey meaning through
grammar
the use of a lexicon

phonemes Basic sound unit of a given language. Ex) A, E, I, O, U

process by which we derive meaning from
Semantics
morphemes and words

smallest unit of language that conveys some type of
Morphemes
meaning

the manner in which words are organized into
Syntax
sentences

language is learned through reinforcement. Parents
what did Skinner say about
love it when babies talk for the first time. They praise
language Acquisition?
them

what comes first cooing or cooing
babbling?

Tasks that require you to analytical
compare, contrast, or
evaluate are using what
intelligence component of
the triarchic theory of
intelligence

tendency to apply a word to objects that are
overextension inappropriate for the word's meaning. a baby calling
every man dad

the tendency to apply a word too narrowly; it occurs
underextension when children fail to use a word to name a relevant
event or object. only thinking your cat is a cat

extension of a rule that exists in a given language to
Over-Genralization
an exception of a rule

problem-solving method for solving problems
strategies

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