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ANIMAL PICTURE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

animal picture : an item in the "Art" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

portrait animalier : objet de la classe «Œuvre artistique» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Morphology and General Physiology
CONT

Grid cells send signals to another group of cells called place cells, and they both send signals to the hippocampus, an area of the brain that is important for forming memory. Together, the two groups of cells help make a mental picture of where the animal is in its environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
CONT

D’autres neurones existants aussi dans le cerveau du rat et reliés au même système hippocampique vont répondre non pas à la position dans l’espace, mais à l’orientation (nord, sud, est, ouest) ou à la distance parcourue dans une certaine direction. Les premières sont appelées les cellules de direction de la tête, les deuxièmes les cellules de grille.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
OBS

[An assessment of] intelligence in children ages 4-6 1/2. Description : 10 subtests divided into two major divisions yielding a verbal IQ, a performance IQ and a full scale IQ for children tested individually. The Verbal section of the test consists of the following subtests : Information, Vocabulary, Arithmetic, Similarities, and Comprehension.... The Performance section consists of the following subtests :Animal House, Picture Completion, Mazes, Geometric Design, and Block Design.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
DEF

[...] échelle [...] qui sert à évaluer les enfants de 4 ans à 6 1/2 ans. [...] L'échelle renferme cinq sous-tests verbaux, un sous-test verbal supplémentaire et cinq sous-tests non verbaux.

OBS

Même si «échelle» est féminin en français on dit «le» WPPSI.

Spanish

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