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NOM BOUT LANGUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Educational Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
1, record 1, English, tip%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dtongue%20phenomenon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tip of the tongue phenomenon 2, record 1, English, tip%20of%20the%20tongue%20phenomenon
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 1966, psychologists Roger Brown and David McNeill, who were then at Hanard, performed a classic experiment on the "tip of the tongue" phenomenon. We've all agonized over not quite being able to say a name or a word, that we're sure we know, but Brown and McNeill were the first to investigate it. ... 2, record 1, English, - tip%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dtongue%20phenomenon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie scolaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- recherche d’un nom au bout de la langue
1, record 1, French, recherche%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20nom%20au%20bout%20de%20la%20langue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-01-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Educational Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- name on the tip of the tongue
1, record 2, English, name%20on%20the%20tip%20of%20the%20tongue
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- word on the tip of the tongue 1, record 2, English, word%20on%20the%20tip%20of%20the%20tongue
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie scolaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nom au bout de la langue
1, record 2, French, nom%20au%20bout%20de%20la%20langue
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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