Decision making and Language

Judging events based on how easily they come to mind.

Availability bias

Sunk cost fallacy

Continuing a behavior due to previous investments, even if it no longer benefits you.

Morpheme

The smallest unit of meaning in a language.

Nativist Perspective

The perspective arguing that children have innate mental structures guiding their language acquisition.

Critical period for language development

A sensitive time frame when language is most easily acquired.

Anchoring

The bias where people rely on the first piece of information they receive, even if it is irrelevant.

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

The theory that language directly influences thought and behavior.

Categorical speech perception

The ability of infants to distinguish phonemes as distinct categories.

Framing effects

Presenting choices differently to change decisions.

Phonemes

The smallest unit of sound that can change meaning.

Confirmation bias

Seeking evidence that supports existing beliefs.

Loss aversion

The tendency to prefer avoiding losses over acquiring equivalent gains.