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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > tip-of-the-tongue
phenomenon > metamemory phenomenon > tip-of-the-tongue

Preferred term

tip-of-the-tongue  

Definition

  • Difficulty in finding a word accompanied by the feeling that it is known and about to be retrieved.

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • TOT

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Brown, A. S. (2012). The tip of the tongue state. Psychology Press.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Brown, R., & McNeill, D. (1966). The “tip of the tongue” phenomenon. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 5(4), 325–337. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(66)80040-3

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Schwartz, B. L., & Pournaghdali, A. (2020). Tip-of-the-tongue states : Past and future. In A. M. Cleary & B. L. Schwartz (Eds.), Memory quirks : The study of odd phenomena in memory (p. 207‑223). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429264498-16

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Dataset citation(s)

  • • Jersakova, Radka; O'Connor, Akira (2016): Data file for "Investigating the role of assessment method on reports of déjà vu and tip-of-the-tongue states during standard recognition tests". figshare. Dataset. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.3144838.v1

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