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Tip of the tongue states : retrieval, metacognition, and experience /

"This book provides a comprehensive overview of research on the tip-of-the-tongue state: the feeling that a word is on the verge of coming to mind. It will be of value to students and researchers in psychology, neuroscience, medicine and philosophy"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cleary, Anne (Anne M.) (Author), Schwartz, Bennett L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Subjects:
Memory.
Cognitive psychology.
Recollection (Psychology)
Psychologie cognitive.
Rappel (Psychologie)
Cognitive psychology
Memory
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction & history
  • Methods of studying TOT states
  • TOT states in the lab and in the world
  • Etiology (what causes the TOT state?)
  • Phenomenology (what is it like to have a TOT?)
  • Flipping the script (TOT-related biases)
  • Usefulness of TOT states (it's not all bad)
  • Developmental aspects of TOT states (TOTs across the lifespan)
  • Neuroscience and TOT states (toward an understanding of TOTs' neural basis)
  • Related phenomena (other tip-of's)
  • Conclusions and future directions.