Module 9.1:
Intro., Language Structure and Comprehension
Learning Objectives
Communicating with
Others
1. Evaluate the linguistic relativity
hypothesis
2. Discuss the structure of language
and identify its basic units.
3. Discuss some of the factors that
contribute to language comprehension.
4. Discuss efforts to produce language
in nonhuman species.
Module 9.2:
Categorization
Learning Objectives
Classifying and
Categorizing
1. Define category, and explain how
categories are used.
2. Discuss some of the factors that
define category membership.
3. Distinguish between prototype and
exemplar views of categorization.
4. Explain the hierarchical
organization of categories.
Module 9.3:
Problem Solving
Learning Objectives
Solving Problems
1. Distinguish between well-defined
problems and ill-defined problems.
2. List the steps in the IDEAL
problem-solving technique.
3. Describe factors that influence how
a problem is identified and defined.
4. Compare algorithms and heuristics,
and give examples of each.
Module 9.4:
Intro., Decision-Making
Learning Objectives
Making Decisions
1. Define decision making and
differentiate it from problem solving.
2. Discuss framing effects and their
influence on decision making.
3. Describe the common decision making
heuristics: representativeness, availability, and anchoring and adjustment.
4. Discuss the pros and cons of using
heuristics.
