PSYC 2650 Lecture Notes - Hypothetical Syllogism, Soltyrei, Base Rate Fallacy
29 Jan 2013
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Some q"s asked by cognitive scientists (involved in computer science, communication, psychology, linguistics, etc. Performance = actual application of that knowledge in speaking/listening. (psychologists) no, making linguistic judgements has little to do with everyday language use. Linguistic judgements = ask how you use vs. infer based on performance. Psycholinguistics study of language behaviour; everyday use of language does not always correspond to linguistic theory: everyday use of language is unique requires studying. Behaviourism = empiricism/nurture = our language abilities are learned (not innate: against mentality of language our language abilities are nothing but stimulus-response associations, criticisms: evidence for innate constraints on language (nature) chomsky. If look at world"s languages = all languages have something in common 2 linguistic cultures never exposed to each other have formal rules (universal qualities of language) genetic endowment for language. Nurture = language you know and speak, but existence of universals = nature.
