Psychology Exam : Chapter 9, Part 1

Psychology Exam : Chapter 9, Part 1

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Symbolic
Use signs, sounds and gestures
Structure
Rule governed structures
Generative
Signs can be combined to generate infinite number of messages
Phonemes
Smallest unit of sound recognized as seperate in a given language
Morphemes
Smallest units of meaning
Broca's area
Involved in speech production
Wernickes area
Involved in speech comprehension
Aphasia
Damage to either area
Deductive logic
Reason from general principles to a conclusion
Inductive logic
Start with specific facts and develop general principle
Framing
Mental representation
Generating solutions
Determines which procedures, solutions will be considered
Testing the solutions
Design test to evaluate two explainations that are pitted against eachother
Evaluate response
Ask if more effective way would have accomplished the same objective
Algorithms
Formulations and procedure that automatically generate correct solutions