Why a Superman Cannot Help a Tsunami: Activation of Grammatical Class Influences Resolution of Young and Older Adults' Tip-of-the-Tongue States

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 835-845

  Abrams, Lise ^a   Trunk, Dunja L ^a   Merrill, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

grammatical class; phonological priming; tip of the tongue (TOT) states; young old versus old old adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PHONETICS; SPEECH ARTICULATION; WORD LIST RECALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 38649130611     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.4.835     Document Type: Article

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