According to research on the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon,
a. when an item is on the tip of your tongue, you will seldom be able to recover it.
b. your mental dictionary is arranged in alphabetical order.
c. you can identify similar-sounding words, but you cannot accurately guess the number of syllables in the target word.
d. you can typically provide a similar-sounding word, which matches the target word reasonably closely.
Ans: d
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Until about one year of age, infants respond similarly to the basic sounds used in all languages. After that, they can detect subtle differences in language sounds only in their native language. Which of the following theories best supports this phenomenon?
A) canalization B) experiential canalization C) genetic determinism D) probabilistic epigenesis
A specific area of the brain, usually the left hemisphere, plays a critical role in processing language
Indicate whether the statement is true or false