1. Cognition & Language

2. Learning Objectives: Building blocks of thought Problem solving Language (development)

3. Building Blocks of Thought n Concepts n Prototypes (good examples) n Exemplars (specific examples) u Positive u Negative

4. Problem Solving Focusing on the relevant information n Approaches to problem solving n Understanding the problem u Algorithms u Heuristics n Factors that affect problem solving

5. Reasoning n Deductive Reasoning n General to Specific P1:All persons are mortal P2: Socrates is a person C: Socrates is mortal

6. Inductive Reasoning n Inductive Reasoning n Specific to General P1:Socrates is a person P2: Socrates is mortal C: All persons are mortal

7. Judgment & Decision Making n Representativeness Heuristic n Availability Heuristic n Anchoring & adjustment heuristic n The Framing Effect n Overconfidence

8. Language Development n symbol: n language: n Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis n Language Development: 1st 2 years u Prelinguistic: Cooing, Babbling u Holophrase Telegraphic Speech n Psycholinguistic Theory n Bilingualism & Ebonics