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Thought and Language Brief Outline • What Is Problem Solving? • What Are Judgment and Decision Making? • What Is Reasoning? • What Is Language? • How Do We Acquire Language? • How Do We Understand Arrange Words? • How Do We Use Language in a Social Context? • Are Humans the Only Species to Use Language? Copyright © 2000 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Thought and Language Brief Outline • What Is Problem Solving? • What Are Judgment and Decision Making? • What Is Reasoning? • What Is Language? • How Do We Acquire Language? • How Do We Understand Arrange Words? • How Do We Use Language in a Social Context? • Are Humans the Only Species to Use Language? Copyright © 2000 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Thought and Language Summary • What Is Problem Solving? • What Are Judgment and Decision Making? • What Is Reasoning? • What Is Language? • How Do We Acquire Language? • How Do We Understand Arrange Words? • How Do We Use Language in a Social Context? • Are Humans the Only Species to Use Language? Copyright © 2000 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved.

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