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Monitor on Psychology
Volume 31, No. 10 November 2000
 
Science

Wait, don't tell me!
A study of the 'tip-of-the-tongue' experience reveals implications for cognitive aging and language production.

Remembering in tongues
A new study indicates that bilinguals access autobiographical memories more readily when the language context of retrieval matches the language in which memories were encoded.

The National Research Council: a think tank with a mind of its own
Now in its 84th year, the NRC has won scientists' and lawmakers' respect for it unbiased investigations of science's application to public policy.

Fusing psychology and biology
By adding evolutionary biology to his comparative psychology training, Alan Kamil is better able to tease apart how cognitive functions evolved.

Hand-me-down skills
Compelling data from brain imaging studies link hand movements and language, indicating that modern-day language may have evolved from early hand use.

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