Chapter 11: Thinking and Language

A visual, mental representation of an event or object

• image

• concept

• prototype

• rule

An abstract unit of thought that represents an object or quality; anything that stands for or represents something else

• image

• concep

• symbol

• prototype

A statement of relation between concepts

• syntax

• concept

• image

• rule

A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem

• algorithm

• heuristic

• semantics

• linguistics

A rule-of-thumb problem-solving strategy

• concept

• algorithm

• heuristic

• syntax

The expression of ideas through symbols and sounds that are arranged according to rules

• language

• psycholoinguistics

• linguistics

• language

The scientific study of language

• psycholinguistics

• linguistics

• semantics

• syntax

Language rules that govern how words can be combined to form meaningful phrases and sentences.

• syntax

• rule

• semantics

• linguistics

The study of meaning in language

• heuristic

• linguistics

• syntax

• semantics

The psychology of language

• psychololinguistics

• linguistics

• syntax

• semantics