Slip Of The Tongue: Word Substitution Mistakes Have More To Do With

Complexity Digest 2004.51 - 10

20-Dec-2004

Slip Of The Tongue: Word Substitution Mistakes Have More To Do With, ScienceDaily

Excerpts: Why is it that we can look at something, know what it is and still call a rose by a different name? Breaking from conventional wisdom, new research suggests that it isn't a rushed pace or distraction that makes us slip up, but rather a hiccup in how we plan what we're going to say that messes things up. People usually look at things before they name them. For instance, before they say "a hammer," they look at the hammer for a second. But what about when they see a hammer and unintentionally call it "an axe"? (...)

Source: Slip Of The Tongue: Word Substitution Mistakes Have More To Do With
[ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041208231052.htm ], ScienceDaily & American Psychological Society, 2004/12/14
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