morphemes-smallest
unit of meaning
50,000 in English,
root words, prefixes,
suffixes
semantics- meaning
of words and word
combinations
syntax- a
system of
rules for
arranging
words into
sentences
phonemes
smallest
speech
units 100
possible,
English –
about 40
cognitive revolution- Behaviourist
focus on overt responses
arguments regarding incomplete
picture of human functioning.
Empirical study of cognition – 1956
conference Simon and Newell –
problem solving Chomsky – new
model of language Miller –
memory
development of
human language- 1
year – first word
similar
cross-culturally –
words for parents
receptive vs.
expressive language
18-24 months –
vocabulary spurt
fast mapping
over and
underextensions
End of second
year – combine
words
Telegraphic
speech Mean
Length of
Utterance (MLU)
End of third year
– complex ideas,
plural, past tense
irrelevant info and
functional
fixedness-thinking of
an object as only
functioning in its usual
way To overcome
functional fixedness,
you must think of the
matchbox, tacks, and
candle all functioning
in new ways.
mental set-persistence in
using strategies that have
worked in the past. must
think outside of the box
problem solving stratagies
Step 1: Preparation- identifying, separating, and defining.
Step 2: Production- generating possible solutions (hypotheses) by using algorithms and heuristics
Step 3: Evaluation- judging hypotheses in Step 2 against the criteria in Step 1.
behaviourist- believe that all learning is
acquired step-by-step, through
associations and reinforcements
nativist- learning
the rules of
language
Language
Acquisition Device
(LAD)
interactionist- Cognitive, social
communication, and emergentist
theories