Week 11 - Language and Thought - PSY102
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This set of flashcards is designed to review key vocabulary and concepts related to language and thought as discussed in PSY102, focusing on linguistic relativity, language structure, and cognitive processes.
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Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis
The theory that the language one speaks influences their thoughts and perceptions, with 'weak' suggesting influence and 'strong' suggesting determinism.
Weak Linguistic Relativity
The idea that the way people think is influenced by the language they speak, but does not determine it.
Strong Linguistic Relativity (Linguistic Determinism)
The belief that the language one speaks wholly determines how they think.
Phoneme
The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning.
Morpheme
The smallest grammatical unit in a language that carries meaning, which can be a word or a prefix/suffix.
Syntax
The set of rules that govern the structure of sentences in a language.
Semantics
The study of meaning in language, governing how words and sentences convey meaning.
Pragmatics
The aspect of language concerned with the context and social aspects of communication, including the appropriateness of statements.
Telegraphic Speech
Early speech stage where children combine words in a way that conveys a specific meaning, often lacking grammatical elements.
Fuzzy Boundaries
The concept that categorization often does not rely on strict definitions but rather on overlapping features among different members of a category.
Family Resemblance
The idea that members of a category share overlapping features but do not need to have all features in common.
Availability Heuristic
A mental shortcut where people base judgments on how easily examples come to mind, affecting perceptions of risk or probability.
Algorithm
A step-by-step method for problem-solving that guarantees a solution, given that there is enough time and resources.
Heuristic
A cognitive shortcut that often leads to a solution quicker than algorithms, but does not guarantee a correct answer.
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