“The words of language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism of thought. The physical entities which seem to serve as elements in thought are certain signs and more or less clear images .” Albert Einstein. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Language and Cognition “Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.” Noam Chomsky “The words of language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism of thought. The physical entities which seem to serve as elements in thought are certain signs and more or less clear images.” Albert Einstein
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Language and Cognition
“Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the
principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of
words involves a process of free creation.”Noam Chomsky
“The words of language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism of thought. The physical entities which seem to serve as elements in thought are certain signs and more or less clear images.”Albert Einstein
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Cognitive psychology: Focuses on the study of higher mental processes› Thinking› Language› Memory› Problem solving› Knowing Reasoning› Judging› Decision making
In 1956, Benjamin Bloom with collaborators Max Englehart, Edward Furst, Walter Hill, and David Krathwohl published a framework for categorizing educational goals: Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.
Familiarly known as Bloom’s Taxonomy, this framework has been applied by generations of K-12 teachers and college instructors in their teaching.
Apply Bloom’s Taxonomy.. Write an example on how can you use
the Bloom’s Taxonomy in learning /teaching?
Select a Psychological concept that we have learned so far ..
Thinking Activity.. Each of you is given a set of words to
unscramble. All of you have words that share the
same meaning. When you finish unscrambling the
words Raise your hand and say finish……...
The words were...the same but in different languages..What did you think when you friends finished so fast?
Italian words Studente Aprire Insegnante Cervello oggi
English words Student Open Teacher Brain Today
Reasoning……… Syllogistic reasoning: People draw a
conclusion from a set of assumptions› Example
Premise 1: All professors are mortal Premise 2: Dr. Rivera is a professor Conclusion: Therefore, Dr. Rivera is mortal
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Algorithm: Rule that, if applied
appropriately, guarantees a solution to a problem› Example - a² + b² = c²
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Heuristic: Thinking strategy that may lead to a solution but may sometimes lead to errors› Representativeness heuristic - Rule one
applies when judging people by the: Degree to which they represent a certain category
or group of people
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› Availability heuristic - Judging the probability of an event on the basis of how easily the event can be recalled from memory
› Familiarity heuristic - Familiar items are seen as superior to those that are unfamiliar
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What do you think of Computer based Artificial Intelligence ?
