Category: Science
Created by: tim.zhaotianqi
Number of Blossarys: 40
• A phoneme in a spoken word in a sentence can be perceived even if it’s obscured by noise. • The “filling in” of the missing phoneme based on the context is an example of top-down ...
A way of thinking about cause and effect in the world that is learned as part of experiencing everyday life.
The psychological study of language • Comprehension: How do we understand spoken and written language? • Production: How do we produce speech and writing? • Representation: How is language ...
A process by which people start with information and draw conclusions that go beyond that information.
Judging the probability that something belongs to a category based on how well it represents or matches that category. • Based on similarity and prototypicality • Judgment fails to consider base ...
Changing how a problem is represented. Eg: find x from known r in circle. Gestalt psychologists also introduced the idea that restructuring is associated with insight.
A decision-making strategy that is governed by the idea of taking risks. Often used when a problem is stated in terms of losses.