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Thinking, Language and Intelligence Psychology 40 S C. Mc. Murray 1

Thinking, Language and Intelligence Psychology 40 S C. Mc. Murray 1

Thinking What is Thinking? Can you describe thought using thought? Thinking, or cognition, refers

Thinking What is Thinking? Can you describe thought using thought? Thinking, or cognition, refers to a process that involves knowing, understanding, remembering, and communicating. 2

Cognitive Psychologists Thinking involves a number of mental activities, which are listed below. Cognitive

Cognitive Psychologists Thinking involves a number of mental activities, which are listed below. Cognitive psychologists study these in great detail. 1. 2. 3. 4. Concepts Problem solving Decision making Judgment formation 3

Concepts A concept is the mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.

Concepts A concept is the mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people. It is the way we categorize and think about things. There a variety of chairs but their common features define the concept of a chair. 4

Prototype is a best example or a representative example of a concept. What is

Prototype is a best example or a representative example of a concept. What is your prototype for: A house? A sandwich? A fish? 5

Development of Concepts We form some concepts with definitions. For example, a triangle has

Development of Concepts We form some concepts with definitions. For example, a triangle has three sides. Mostly, we form concepts with mental images or typical examples (prototypes). For example, a robin is a prototype of a bird, but a penguin is not. Bird (mental image) J. Messerschmidt/ The Picture Cube Daniel J. Cox/ Getty Images Triangle (definition) 6

Problem Solving Problem solving strategies include: 1. 2. 3. 4. Trial and Error Insight

Problem Solving Problem solving strategies include: 1. 2. 3. 4. Trial and Error Insight Algorithms Heuristics Funny Problem Solving 7

Trial and Error For some problems we use trial and error. This is when

Trial and Error For some problems we use trial and error. This is when we try every possible solution. 8

Insight involves a sudden realization of a solution to a problem. Humans and animals

Insight involves a sudden realization of a solution to a problem. Humans and animals have insight. Grande using boxes to obtain food 9

Problem Solving Strategies Algorithms are step-by step procedures for solving a problem. Mathematical and

Problem Solving Strategies Algorithms are step-by step procedures for solving a problem. Mathematical and scientific formulas are algorithms. Heuristics are simple, thinking strategies that allow us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently. 10

Algorithms, which are very time consuming, exhaust all possibilities before arriving at a solution.

Algorithms, which are very time consuming, exhaust all possibilities before arriving at a solution. Computers use algorithms. drugaoniat If we were to unscramble these letters to form a word using an algorithmic approach, we would face thousands of possibilities 11

Algorithms, which are very time consuming, exhaust all possibilities before arriving at a solution.

Algorithms, which are very time consuming, exhaust all possibilities before arriving at a solution. Computers use algorithms. drugaoniat 1814400 possibilities 10! (According to Jake!) 12

Heuristics make it easier for us to use simple principles to arrive at solutions

Heuristics make it easier for us to use simple principles to arrive at solutions to problems. drugaoniat grudaotian graduation Try a different consonant at the beginning and end 13

Heuristics B 2 M Productions/Digital Version/Getty Images Heuristics are simple, thinking strategies that allow

Heuristics B 2 M Productions/Digital Version/Getty Images Heuristics are simple, thinking strategies that allow us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently. Heuristics are less time consuming, but more error-prone than algorithms. 14

BIG BANG …Friendship Algorithm • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=j. WWO M 53 Zh

BIG BANG …Friendship Algorithm • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=j. WWO M 53 Zh 20&safe=active 15

Obstacles in Solving Problems Fixation: An inability to see a problem from a fresh

Obstacles in Solving Problems Fixation: An inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective. This impedes problem solving. 16 From “Problem Solving” by M. Scheerer. Copyright © 1963 by Scientific American, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Matchstick Problem: How would you arrange six matches to form four equilateral triangles?

The Matchstick Problem: Solution From “Problem Solving” by M. Scheerer. Copyright © 1963 by

The Matchstick Problem: Solution From “Problem Solving” by M. Scheerer. Copyright © 1963 by Scientific American, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 17

An example of fixation: Functional Fixedness (Candle-Mounting Problem) Using these materials, how would you

An example of fixation: Functional Fixedness (Candle-Mounting Problem) Using these materials, how would you mount the candle on a bulletin board? From “Problem Solving” by M. Scheerer. Copyright © 1963 by Scientific American, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 18

Candle-Mounting Problem: Solution 19

Candle-Mounting Problem: Solution 19

Obstacles to Problem Solving Fixation: An inability to see a problem from a fresh

Obstacles to Problem Solving Fixation: An inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective. This impedes problem solving. Functional Fixedness: the inability to imagine new functions for familiar objects Mental Set: a habitual strategy or pattern of problem solving 20

Fixation and Mental Set OTTFFSSENT 21

Fixation and Mental Set OTTFFSSENT 21

Fixation and Mental Set OTTFFSSENT ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE

Fixation and Mental Set OTTFFSSENT ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN 22

Fixation and Mental Set JFMAMJJASOND 23

Fixation and Mental Set JFMAMJJASOND 23

Fixation and Mental Set JFMAMJJASOND JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, … 24

Fixation and Mental Set JFMAMJJASOND JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, … 24

The Monty Hall Problem • The Monty Hall Problem 25

The Monty Hall Problem • The Monty Hall Problem 25

If You Are a Genius Solve This • Solve This! 26

If You Are a Genius Solve This • Solve This! 26

Language, our spoken, written, or gestured work, is the way we communicate meaning to

Language, our spoken, written, or gestured work, is the way we communicate meaning to ourselves and others. M. & E. Bernheim/ Woodfin Camp & Associates Language transmits culture. 27

Language Development Time Life Pictures/ Getty Images Children learn their native languages much before

Language Development Time Life Pictures/ Getty Images Children learn their native languages much before learning to add 2+2. We learn, on average (after age 1), 3, 500 words a year, amassing 60, 000 words by the time we graduate from high school. 28

When do we learn language? 29

When do we learn language? 29

Explaining Language Development 1. Operant Learning: Skinner believed that language development may be explained

Explaining Language Development 1. Operant Learning: Skinner believed that language development may be explained on the basis of learning principles such as association, imitation, and reinforcement. 30

Explaining Language Development 2. Inborn Universal Grammar: Chomsky opposed Skinner’s ideas and suggested that

Explaining Language Development 2. Inborn Universal Grammar: Chomsky opposed Skinner’s ideas and suggested that the rate of language acquisition is so fast that it cannot be explained through learning principles, and thus most of it is inborn. 31

Explaining Language Development Childhood is a critical period for fully developing certain aspects of

Explaining Language Development Childhood is a critical period for fully developing certain aspects of language. Children never exposed to any language (spoken or signed) by about age 7 gradually lose their ability to master any language. 32

Critical Period Learning new languages gets harder with age. 33

Critical Period Learning new languages gets harder with age. 33

Thinking and Language: Language Influences Thinking Linguistic Determinism: Whorf (1956) suggested that language determines

Thinking and Language: Language Influences Thinking Linguistic Determinism: Whorf (1956) suggested that language determines the way we think. 34

Animal Thinking & Language Do animals have a language? Honey bees communicate by dancing.

Animal Thinking & Language Do animals have a language? Honey bees communicate by dancing. The dance moves clearly indicate the direction of the nectar. 35

Do Animals Exhibit Language? There is no doubt that animals communicate. Copyright Baus/ Kreslowski

Do Animals Exhibit Language? There is no doubt that animals communicate. Copyright Baus/ Kreslowski Vervet monkeys, whales and even honey bees communicate with members of their species and other species. Rico (collie) has a 200 -word vocabulary 36

Language Development • Read pages 306 -307 in the small yellow textbook (Understanding Psychology.

Language Development • Read pages 306 -307 in the small yellow textbook (Understanding Psychology. ) • Explain the nature versus nurture debate concerning the development of language? (Explain Chomsky’s view of development and Skinner’s opposing view. Which view backs up “nature” and which view backs up “nurture”? 37

Intelligence 38

Intelligence 38

Intelligence What is intelligence? Where does it come from? How is it measured? Are

Intelligence What is intelligence? Where does it come from? How is it measured? Are there ethnic or gender differences in intelligence? 39

Intelligence is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems and use knowledge to

Intelligence is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations. We often speak of intelligence as though it were one thing, but it may be more accurate to speak of multiple intelligences. 40

Howard Gardner argues that there at least eight independent kinds of intelligence. readnicole. wordpress.

Howard Gardner argues that there at least eight independent kinds of intelligence. readnicole. wordpress. com 41

Robert Sternberg Psychologist Robert Sternberg defines three separate types of intelligences: 1. Analytic: School

Robert Sternberg Psychologist Robert Sternberg defines three separate types of intelligences: 1. Analytic: School smarts 2. Practical: Street smarts, common sense 3. Creative: Creating, designing, inventing 42

Intelligence Testing • Roots of standardized intelligence testing can be traced back to 19

Intelligence Testing • Roots of standardized intelligence testing can be traced back to 19 th century France, and to Alfred Binet. Mental Age vs Chronological Age Mental age is the child’s mental ability. Chronological age is your actual age. 43

Stanford Binet Intelligence Test • Lewis Termin revised Binet’s test for American children…The Stanford

Stanford Binet Intelligence Test • Lewis Termin revised Binet’s test for American children…The Stanford Binet intelligence test. IQ = MA X 100 CA 44

Intelligence Tests Modern intelligence tests all use this same basic technique, comparing a person’s

Intelligence Tests Modern intelligence tests all use this same basic technique, comparing a person’s actual age with that person’s level of mental development. Scores are adjusted so that 100 represents average intelligence for one’s age group. The original formula however is no longer used. The term “IQ” is now a shorthand way of saying “intelligence test score. ” 45

Intelligence Extremes 46

Intelligence Extremes 46

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Intelligence Extremes babble. com 47